There are over seven hundred printed Dogri folk tales, and this volume is the first attempt to present some selected tales in English translation.The language of about five million Dogras, Dogri has a rich oral literature and folk tales form a substantial part of if. There are over seven hundred Dogri folk tales which have been collected and printed so far. This volume is the first attempt to bring out the English translation of some of these folk tales.The tales in this volume provide a peep into the ‘backyard’ of Dogra culture. Here gods and goddesses assume human forms and join human beings to drive home some important truth or moral lesson. Anything is possible in this world of make believe but the values enshrined in the tales are clear. Quite a few tales included here have a king princess as the main character; the reason being that Duggar was for long a land of rajas, and petty Zamindars and feudal chiefs. There are also some interesting women-centered tales portraying their superior intelligence out-witting men.
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