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080			_a82-32 _bDRA
100	1		_aDrabu, Onaiza
245	1	4	_aThe legend of Himal and Nagrai : _bgreatest Kashmiri folk tales _cretold by Onaiza Drabu.
260			_aNew Delhi _bSpeaking Tiger Books _c2021
300			_a222 p.
490	0		_aSpeaking Tiger classics
520			_aThe Legend of Himal and Nagrai is an enchanting collection of folk tales from a land as beautiful as it is misunderstood—Kashmir. In the title story, the serpent king Nagrai takes on human form to be with his one true love, the princess Himal. But despite Nagrai’s warnings, when Himal doubts her lover’s origins, all hell breaks loose. Will the star-crossed lovers ever be together? Leaving home for the mountains, a goat evades a jackal, a lion and a bear, promising to come down all fattened up for them after winter. But will she really be able to get back home safely, and save her newborn kids from the jaws of death? In ‘Shikaslad’, A pauper goes on a quest to awaken his luck, which has been ‘asleep’ for years. Will he ever recognize good luck staring him in the face? These and twenty-six other tales, painstakingly collected and retold by Drabu, bring to light an immensely rich, multicultural and largely undocumented tradition of storytelling. As Kashmiri voices continue to be brutally silenced, this book is a vibrant tapestry celebrating the spirit and imagination of Kashmir, in the words of its own people.This gem of a book is a collecion of folk tales which have survived so far only in an oral tradition with its captivating storiesa and well-researched introduction, it is must-read for anyone intrested in Khashmir and its folklore
650		0	_aTales _zIndia _zJammu and Kashmir.
650		0	_aLegends _zIndia _zJammu and Kashmir.
690			_aGeneral
942			_cBK
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