The Legends of the Panjab - A 2 Volume Set

Author: R C TemplePublisher: RupaYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 1373ISBN/UPC (if available): 8171676367 DescriptionThis set of 2 volumes is a book about the folktales and folklore, the heroes and heroines of the Punjab in the times gone by. This work brings out the true flavor of the Panjabi poetry through renditions of many of the original Panjabi poems in the Roman script.R C Temple's translation of the legends and the ballads retains the essence of the original in all its pristine glory. An introduction by noted Panjabi writer Kartar Singh Duggal sheds a clear light on a work of this importance.The legends of the Panjab - a 2 volume set - is a book about the folktales and folklore, the heroes and heroines of the Panjab in the times gone by. Often told in the form of poems and ballads by the muses of yore, the legends describe the life, loves adventures and heroics of its fold heroes and heroines like Raja Rasalu, Dhanna Bhagat. Guru Gugga, Raja Mahi Parkash, Syama, Madana, Sa