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The earliest record of the folklore was included in the Panchatantra, which dates the story between 200 BCE and 300 CE. Mary Frere included a version in her 1868 collection of Indian folktales, Old Deccan Days, [1] the first collection of Indian folktales in English. [2] A version was also included in Joseph Jacobs' collection Indian Fairy ...
Given this diversity, it is difficult to generalize the vast folklore of India as a unit. [citation needed] Although India is a Hindu-majority country, with more than three-fourths of the population identifying themselves as Hindus, there is no single, unified, and all-pervading concept of identity present in it. Various heterogeneous ...
The following is a list of folktales of the state of Chhattisgarh first published by author Theophil H. Twente in 1938: [1] The Frog and the Lizard [2] The Two Who Were Brothers Indeed [3] How the Gond Saved His Field of Gram [4] Bhimsen and Fever [5] The King Who Learned From a Cock [6] The Wicked Mother-In-Law [7] How a Wedding Song Saved ...
Sassui Punnhun [a] or Sassi Punnu [b] is a traditional Sindhi, Balochi [1] [2], and Punjabi tragic folktale.Set in Sindh and Makran, the tragedy follows the story of a faithful lover who endures many difficulties while seeking her beloved husband who was separated from her by rivals.
The Dhola Maru story is deeply rooted in folklore and oral traditions. [3] The story related work is available in prose and poetry as well as in mixed form also. 'Dhola Maru ri chaupai' a book composed by Jain monk Kushallabh in 1617, in which he writes that the story is old one. Some manuscripts of 1473 also describe the story.
Short Summary:Prince Vajramukti is a handsome Prince of a Kingdom.He is in friendship with his Diwan(Minister)'s Son.One day, both wandered around the forest where the Prince sees a beautiful girl and is smitten by her beauty. He asked her about her name, address, and her father's occupation by which she replied by pointing herself with a lotus ...
Saat Bhai Champa (Bengali: সাত ভাই চম্পা, [1] Sāt Bhāi Champā) [2] or Sat Bhai Chompa is a popular folk tale in the Bengal region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent. [3]
Book cover of A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India "A Flowering Tree" is a short story written by A. K. Ramanujan in his 1997 book A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India. In actuality, it is a Karnataka folklore told by women which was translated by A. K. Ramanujan from Kannada to English. The story was collected in ...