Mountain Ballads (Part One): Nepali Folk Tales (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789367836200)

Mountain Ballads vol-I is the first part of a compilation of 42 tales from the Nepali/Gorkha community

that populate the foothills of the Himalayas.The Nepali/Gorkha people are spread all over the foothills

of the Himalayas starting from Himachal, Uttaranchal to Nepal to Sikkim, and Bhutan.The Darjeeling

Hills and many North-Eastern states of India.

It includes tales that will delight and entertain folklore lovers.It offers a fascinating view into

Nepali/Gorkha culture.

Welcome to a world where the Eagle is a brother to Man, where birds and animals speak in a tongue

known to Man, where human make a tall pillar of upturned clay pots in an effort to reach the heavens.It

explain why certain festivals are celebrated and why the dog is worshiped once in a year in every

Nepali/Gorkha home.The reader will surely enjoy and develop a deeper understanding of the simple

ordinary things and living creatures that we come in touch with everyday.