Proverbs and Folklore of Kumaun and Garhwal is the first of its kind. Appearing towards the end of the 19th century, the book is gifted with a rich collection of proverbs, axioms, sayings and phrases for particular occasions as well as the customs and manners out of which they arise. Clustering more than 200 themes arranged in alphabetical order, it is written in devanagari letters, followed by English translation with due regard to the hill accentuation. Apart ...
