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Princess Himal and Nagaray or Himal and Nagrai is a very popular Kashmiri folktale about the love between a human princess and a Naga (snake-like) prince. The story is well-known in the region and has many renditions. One version of the story was collected by British reverend James Hinton Knowles and published in his book Folk-Tales of Kashmir. [1]
A Dictionary Of Kashmiri Proverbs And Sayings (1888); Folk-Tales Of Kashmir (1893); James Hinton Knowles (1856–1943 [ citation needed ] ) was a British missionary to Kashmir in 19th century. [ 1 ] He had visited Kashmir in the 1880s and authored two important books about Kashmiri language and culture.
Somadeva's most famous work, "Katha Sarit Sagara," is a vast compilation of stories and folktales drawn from various sources, including earlier Indian texts, oral traditions, and the literary heritage of Kashmir. [2]
The leading Kashmiri Sufi figure Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali (also known as Nooruddin Rishi or Nunda Rishi) was influenced by Lalleshwari. He led to the formation of the Rishi order of saints and later gave rise to many Rishi saints like Resh Mir Sàeb. [1] One Kashmiri folk story recounts that, as a baby, Nunda Rishi refused to be breast-fed by ...
Pages in category "Kashmiri Folklore" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bramrachokh; H.
Kashmiri is recognised as a regional language in the state and is also among the 22 scheduled languages of India. Kashmiri has split ergativity and the unusual verb-second word order. Although Kashmiri was traditionally written in the Sharda script, [16] [17] [18] it is not in common use today, except for religious ceremonies of the Kashmiri ...
Sindhi folklore (Sindhi: لوڪ ادب) is composed of folk traditions which have developed in Sindh over many centuries.Sindh thus possesses a wealth of folklore, including such well-known components as the traditional Watayo Faqir tales, the legend of Moriro, the epic tale of Dodo Chanesar and material relating to the hero Marui, imbuing it with its own distinctive local colour or flavour in ...
In Kashmiri legend, Bramrachokh (Kashmiri pronunciation: [bramraːt͡ʃoːkʰ], also written as Bramarācōkh [1] or Rachok [2]) is a demon [1] or mythical creature who inhabits desolate areas and fools travellers by pretending to be a light, [1] in the manner of a will-o'-the-wisp.