Proverbs and Folklore of Kumaun and GarhwalOriginally Published Towards The End Of 19Th Century, It Is A Rich Collections Of Proverbs, Axioms, Sayings And Phrases For Specific Occasions As Well As The Customs And Manners Out Of Which They Arise. Classified Into More Than 200 Themes. An Appendix Furnishes 114 New Proverbs. |
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The book has been written in the earlier part of 19th century and is having an avid discription of Kumaoni and Garwhali proverbs which are relevant even today.Authors has shown great intellect in doing so.He, being acivil servant in those days,had carried out extensive research to preserve the dialect.It is a great book for Kumaonis and Garwalis who can peep in our history through it.My tribute to the author for many other books about Kumaon and Garwhal history and dialect, written by him.
Vimal Upreti
Contents
Ability | 1 |
Baniyás or shopkeepers | 7 |
Bribery and Gifts | 13 |
Chastity and Unchastity | 19 |
Common property | 23 |
Courage under despair | 29 |
Deferred hopes | 35 |
Dishonesty | 41 |
Health | 113 |
Ignorance | 118 |
Improper union | 124 |
Indifference | 131 |
Injustice and oppression | 137 |
Innocence | 153 |
Intoxicating drugs | 159 |
Irretrievable losses | 169 |
Envy | 48 |
False modesty | 55 |
False hopes | 56 |
Faultfinding | 67 |
Foolish ambition | 80 |
Force or compulsion | 86 |
Gods judgments | 92 |
Good words | 101 |
Lame excuses | 171 |
Litigation and justice | 180 |
Meanness | 188 |
Middle or moderated course | 196 |
Miser | 204 |
New compared with old | 210 |
Ones own deeds etc never bad | 217 |
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Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Proverbs and Folklore of Kumaun and Garhwal |
| Editor | Ganga Datt Upreti |
| Contributor | Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Concept Publishing Company, 2003 |
| ISBN | 8170228948, 9788170228943 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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