A Short History of Khasi Literature

A Short History of Khasi Literature PDF Author: Hamlet Bareh
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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A Short History of Khasi Literature

A Short History of Khasi Literature PDF Author: Hamlet Bareh
Publisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Around the Hearth

Around the Hearth PDF Author: Kynpham Singh Nongkynrih
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143103011
Category : Folk literature, Khasi
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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It Is Believed That The Only Way The Khasi People Could Learn Of God S Word Was By Passing On The Stories Of Their Forefathers. The Alphabet Of The Great Khasi Tribe Of North-East India Was Born As Late As In 1842, When Thomas Jones, A Welsh Presbyterian Missionary, Introduced The Roman Script To Form The Essentials Of The Khasi Written Word. But Long Before The White Man Came, The Khasis Knew Agriculture, Trade, Commerce And Industry. And They Were Also Masters Of Storytelling. Theirs Was A Society Of Great Wisdom And Civilized Conduct At A Time When Brute Force Held Sway. For Theirs Was A Culture That Worshipped God Through Respect For Both Man And Nature. Perhaps That Is Why Khasi Stories Always Begin With When Man And Beasts And Stones And Trees Spoke As One . . . How Did The Great Storytelling Tradition Of The Khasis Survive So Long Without A Script? Putting Together Myths And Legends Peopled By Deities And Poor Folk, Speaking Trees And Talking Tigers, The Sun And The Moon And Everything Below Bilingual Poet And Writer Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih Describes How Fables Of Love And Jealousy, Hate And Forgiveness, Evil And Redemption Inform The Philosophy, Moral Principles And Daily Activities Of His Community Even Today.

Tales of Darkness and Light

Tales of Darkness and Light PDF Author: Soso Tham
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783744715
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 90

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Soso Tham (1873–1940), the acknowledged poet laureate of the Khasis of northeastern India, was one of the first writers to give written poetic form to the rich oral tradition of his people. Poet of landscape, myth and memory, Soso Tham paid rich and poignant tribute to his tribe in his masterpiece The Old Days of the Khasis. Janet Hujon’s vibrant new translation presents the English reader with Tham’s long poem, which keeps a rich cultural tradition of the Khasi people alive through its retelling of old narratives and acts as a cultural signpost for their literary identity. This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Indian literature and culture and in the interplay between oral traditions and written literary forms. This edition includes: • English translation • Critical apparatus • Embedded audio recordings of the original text

Khasi Cultural Theology

Khasi Cultural Theology PDF Author: Tloyen Nongsiej
Publisher: ISPCK
ISBN: 9788172146696
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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The History and Culture of the Khasi People

The History and Culture of the Khasi People PDF Author: Hamlet Bareh
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Category : Khas (South Asian people).
Languages : en
Pages : 522

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The History and Culture of the Khasi People

The History and Culture of the Khasi People PDF Author: Hamlet Bareh
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 570

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Khasi-Jaintia Folklore

Khasi-Jaintia Folklore PDF Author: Soumen Sen
Publisher: NFSC www.indianfolklore.org
ISBN: 8190148133
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 153

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With reference to United Khāsi-Jaintia Hills (India).

The Festivals in the History and Culture of the Khasi

The Festivals in the History and Culture of the Khasi PDF Author: Mary Pristilla Rina Lyngdoh
Publisher: South Asia Books
ISBN:
Category : Festivals
Languages : en
Pages : 250

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U.Tirot Singh

U.Tirot Singh PDF Author: U Hamlet Bareh
Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
ISBN: 8123025556
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250

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Biography of U. Tirot Singh who fought against British attempts to take over control of the Khasi Hills.

Name Place Animal Thing

Name Place Animal Thing PDF Author: Daribha Lyndem
Publisher: Zubaan
ISBN: 8194760518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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‘There were no longer any signs of the house we stayed in, no doorway with its low entrance, no weeping willow or cryptomeria tree from which the caterpillars fell. The ramshackle cottage that housed my earliest friends and shaped my memories lay bare and forgotten. Only the flying termites remained, fluttering below the street lights outside the property.’ In this novella, Daribha Lyndem gently lifts the curtain on the coming of age of a young Khasi woman and the politically charged city of Shillong in which she lives. Like the beloved school game from which it takes its name, the book meanders through ages, lives and places. The interconnected stories build on each other to cover the breadth of a childhood, and move into the precarious awareness of adulthood. A shining debut, Name Place Animal Thing is an elegant examination of the porous boundaries between the adult world and that of a child’s.