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245			_aLegend of Himal and Nagrai: greatest Kashmiri folk tales / _c[Storyteller].
246			_aThe legend of Himal and Nagrai: greatest Kashmiri folk tales
260			_aNew Delhi _bSpeaking Tiger Books _c2019.
300			_a222p. _bIncludes sources and classification _c19 cm.
500			_aKashmiri folk tales TRP40/271 Rs.350/-
520			_aFilled with serpent kings, long-lost lovers, magical birds and seductive witches, The 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? 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.
650			_aFiction
650			_aFolklore
650			_aKashmiri folk tales
700			_aDrabu, Onaiza
856			_uhttps://www.speakingtigerbooks.com/shop/fiction/the-legend-of-himal-and-nagrai/
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