num_pages: 222
description: Filled with serpent kings long lost lovers magical birds and seductive witches The Legend of Himal and Nagrai is an enchanting collection of folk tales from a land as beautiful as it is misunderstoodKashmir.In the title story the serpent king Nagrai takes on human form to be with his one true lovethe princess Himal. But despite Nagrais warnings when Himal doubts her lovers origins all hell breaks loose. Will the star-crossed lovers ever be together?In Akanandun having pined for a son for years a couple is finally blessed with a beautiful boybut on one diabolical condition. Will the couple be able to keep their word?In Shikaslad a pauper goes on a quest to awaken his luck which has been asleep for years. Will he recognize good luck staring him in the face?These and twenty-six other delightful folk talespainstakingly collected and retold by the authorbring to light the immensely rich multicultural and largely undocumented tradition of storytelling in Kashmir. At a time when Kashmiri voices are being brutally silenced by an authoritarian state this book is a vibrant tapestry celebrating Kashmiri lifein the words of its people.
language: English
title: The Legend of Himal and Nagrai
publisher: SPEAKING TIGER