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About the Book: Folk Tales from the Bards Mouth
The Kathiawad peninsula in Western India boasts a rich heritage of oral
traditions. The Charan and Barot communities were especially known for their
unique storytelling styles. Jhaverchand Meghani, the author, suggests that much
of the main subject matter comes from stories in the Sanskrit epics like
Panchatantra and Kathasaritsagar, as also from legends created around historical
figures like King Vikram of Ujjain. These orally told stories were handed down
from generation to generation, and were further enhanced by each storytellers
creativity in injecting elements that would help the story move forward while
holding the listeners interest.
This book contains
About the Book: Folk Tales from the Bards Mouth
The Kathiawad peninsula in Western India boasts a rich heritage of oral
traditions. The Charan and Barot communities were especially known for their
unique storytelling styles. Jhaverchand Meghani, the author, suggests that much
of the main subject matter comes from stories in the Sanskrit epics like
Panchatantra and Kathasaritsagar, as also from legends created around historical
figures like King Vikram of Ujjain. These orally told stories were handed down
from generation to generation, and were further enhanced by each storytellers
creativity in injecting elements that would help the story move forward while
holding the listeners interest.
This book contains