Author Topic: Folk Stories from Garhwal - गढ़वाल के लोक कहानियां  (Read 46479 times)

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                     Garhwali Folk Story about Origin of Sajwan and Bijlwan Castes

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -97

  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)
 (Narrated by Shri Sohan Lal Jakhmola, Jaspur, Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal)
  An old man had two sons. Both were sensible and energetic young men. The old man had contact with the court and king. One day, the old man saw the king in the court. The old man requested the king to get jobs for his young sons.
The king called both the sons. The elder’s name was Saju and the younger was Biju. The King offered Saju the job of ‘Executioner’ (Saja Dena) and Gaju was offered the job of Coking.
 Later on the heirs of Saju were called ‘Sajwan’ a Rajput caste and Biju’s sons were called Bijlwan a Brahmin caste.

                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
3- Bhishma Kukreti, Garhwali Lok Kathaon ma Prabandh Vigyan ka Tantu , Chitthi Patri’s Lok Kathayen Visheshank  , Dehradun
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          Bijlwan Caste Settling in Garhwal

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -98

  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)
               (Narrated by Dinesh Bijlwan, Baman Gaon, Patti Kwili, Tehri Garhwal)

                    In the title ‘Garhwali Folk Story about Origin of Sajwan and Bijlwan Castes’  of  Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -98, this author narrated the folktale that  Bijlwan and Sajwan were sons of the same person. However, after discussion with Garhwali language dramatist Dinesh Bijlwan this author got another folktale about the first settlement of Bijlwan in Garhwal.
        It was the time of King Kanakpla or so. Once, King Kanak Pal was performing a very important religious ritual Yagya (Karmakand) near or in Jakholi (Kwili Patti, region Narendra Nagar region, Tehri Garhwal) of Tehri Garhwal. Sajwan people were given the job of protecting that Ritual. At the same time, five persons  (four sons and their mother) from Dhara Nagari (Malva, MP) were staying there for visiting Badrinath and other pilgrim places. They were Brahmin and Sajwan were offering them food etc.
       When the King started Yagya with the help of scholarly Pundits, a cow leg bone fell into the Yagya Hawan Kund. It was the most inauspicious aspect that cow leg bone felling into Hawan Kund. The people took out cow leg bone. Now, everybody was worried about inauspicious happenings. The King asked the scholars for the remedies but nobody could offer a satisfactory solution. The guest Brahmins were silent on the subject.
  Sajwan asked these gust Brahmins about remedies for cow leg bone felling into Havan Kund.
   The eldest son of the old woman said that he had a solution to get rid of the sin that happened in the Yagya. The Sajwan people and King requested those Brahmins and their mother to perform the remedial Karmakand.
         Each Brahmin sat on each corner of the four-cornered Yagya sthali and cover the Yagyasthali by a wall of cloth. Brahmins and their mother were sitting outside the cloth wall. Four Brahmin brothers started chanting Gayatri Mantra with concentrated Dhyan (focus). People were mesmerized by the chanting of Gayatri Mantra and Brahmins were busy in chanting Gayatri Mantra for many days. On an auspicious day, a cow emerged from the Havan Kund. Everybody including the King and Sajwan soldiers was pleased by emerging a living cow emerging from the Havan Kund.
         Then Brahmins completed the remaining part of Yagya. The King and Sajwan people admired the Brahmins and their power. The King and Sajwan commander requested the mother of Brahmins to settle there. Sajwan commanders offered land to Brahmins and that village was named ‘Bamna Gaon’. Before settling in Bamna Gaon, Kwili, Brahins and their mother visited Badrinath and Char Dham.
 Those Brahmins were called Bijlwan.



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                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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              Selling Daughters for Watermill Technology

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -99

  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)

(This Folk Story was told by Ramoltya, who was a maidservant in Bareth village, Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal. She belonged to Yamunotri valley, Uttarkashi. She told this story in three lines when I was studying in the fourth standard at Bareth Primary School.)
              Long back Ranvain region of Uttarkashi region did not have any Ghat/Gharat (watermill). People used to tease Thokdar (chieftain) that in another part of Ravain (Himachal region), there was a watermill.
 Thokdar Raghubir had huge land and he required Grain Watermill not only for his use for grinding cereals but for his subjects too. 
 In past, Uttarkashi Ravain people tried many times to get Watermill technology by various means but they could not get the secret of watermill at all. There had been war for getting watermill Technology between the two Thokdars.
 Raghubir the Uttarkashi Thokdar (landlord) went to see a watermill owner in Ravain of Himachal Region. The owner of the watermill of Himachal Region was  a landlord too. The Himachal Thokdar took Uttarkashi Thokdar to his watermill. Himachal Thokdar showed his watermill from the outside only. The people could also not see the watermill from inside. People used to give grains to watermill workers from outside and the workers used to go inside the watermill and used to come back with flour.
 Uttarkashi Thokdar requested Himachal Thokdar for transferring Watermill technology to him. Himachal Thokdar put his condition before Uttarkashi Thokdar that if Uttarkashi Thokdar would marry his daughter with him (Himachal Thokdar) he would transfer Watermill Technology to him.
 Uttarkashi Thokdar was shocked as Himachal Thokdar was old chap. However, Uttarkashi Thokdar did not have any choice and Uttarkashi Thokdar married his young daughter to old Himachal Thokdar. After marriage, Himachal Thokdar sent his men to build Water Mill at the bank of River in Ravain of Uttarkashi. A Watermill House and canal were built. However, Himachal Thokdar did not fit the actual Mill in the House at the bank of River. One year passed but Himachal Thokdar did not fit the actual mill.
 Uttarkashi Thokdar went to see his son in law (Himachal Thokdar). Uttarkashi Thokdar asked his son in law to fit the Mill. Shamelessly, Himachal Thokdar asked his father in law to marry him his younger daughter too for getting Watermill Technology.
 There was no choice with Uttarkashi Thokdar but to marry his younger daughter to Himachal Thokdar. Now, after getting his second daughter, Himachal Thokdar transferred the whole technology and materials to Uttarkashi Thokdar.
 That watermill at the bank of River of Uttarkashi was built by Himachal Thokdar.


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                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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           Garhwali Folk Tales about Kandoliya Deity Temple, Pauri City 

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -100 

  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)

          (Based on Narration by Hema Uniyal, Kedarkhand, page 140)
  Kandoliya Temple is situated above Pauri City at 1800 Meter High.
         There are two folk tales famous about Kandoliya Temple. Kandoliya Deity is supposed to be deity of Judgment.
         One of old folklores state that Deity Kandoliya is Kshetrapal and is brother of Gana Beerbhadra that was born after destruction of Yagya of Daksha. 
  Another more popular folktale states the following stories about Kandoliya Temple.
        Long back a Dungariyal Negi of Pauri village married to a Kumaon Girl. Kumaon girl had great Faith on Goril/Goral/Gwil deity of Judgment. After marriage she was feeling loneliness because of not having Goril deity near her to worship. She brought an idol of Goril from her mother’s village in Kandi (wood stick basket). She established the Golu or Goril deity idol in Panchayt Chauk of Pauri village. The Deity became famous as Kandoliya Dibta.
         After some time, Golu /Goril/Gwill deity came in dream of a Negi of Pauri City and told him that He (deity) was felling suffocation at lower altitude. In dream, Golu Deity ordered the person to shift His temple on top of Pauri hill. Villagers shifted Kandoliya Temple on top of Pauri Village (now city).
  Now, three days celebration is there every year in Kandoliya Temple.

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                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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             Garhwali Folktales of Khairling Mahdev Temple
Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -101 
(Garhwali religious Folk Tale Literature, Garhwali Traditional Religious Story Literature)
  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)

          (Based on Narration by Hema Uniyal, Kedarkhand, page 129)
               The name of Khairling Mahadev Temple is Mundaneshwar Khairling Mahadev.  The Temple is situated on a Hill Top of Block, Kaljikhal, Patti Aswalsyun, Pauri Garhwal. The Khairling Mahadev Temple is five Kilometer fat away from Kaljikhal. The place is surrounded by oak, Pine and other high altitude trees and faunas. From Mundaneshwar Khairling, You may watch Chaukhmba Shrines, Lansdowne, and Bhairongarhi etc.
  There is an old folktales related establishing Khairling.
  Many hundred years back, a man called Madu Thairwal of Thair village went for Dhakar (to visit wholesale market for daily uses materials) to Nazibabad. He bought Salt and Gud in two different bags from Nazibabad. While returning from Nazibabad to Thair, Madu Thairwal stayed in village Berbut (Saknauli). In morning, he wanted to keep salt bag on his shoulder. However, the salt bag became so heavy that Madu Thairwal could not lift the same Salt Bag brought from Naziabad by him only. Madu Thairwal left the heavy salt bag there and went to his village Thair. In night, Madu Thairwal saw a dream and in dream he saw a strong deity like person. The strong deity like person told him that “I have taken a form of Shiva Linga and I am inside your salt bag.” The deity like man ordered Madu Thairwal to establish him (Linga) on Mundan Danda (Mundan Hill Top). Then after, the Linga was established in Mundan Danda (Mundan Hill Top). The land of Mundan Hill Top is of Mirchoda Aswalsyun. The people of Mirchoda are called the village of Father in Law (Sasural wale) of Khairling. The villagers of Thair are called Mayke wale or Mother’s side of Khairling. Since, the Linga entered into Salt Bag in Saknoli village, Saknoli people are priests of Khairling. Initially, the name was Thairling but later on Thairling became Khairling later on.  Some say that since the color of Linga is of Khair (Catechu) color the name of Linga became Khairling.
 It is also believed that Khairling is brother of Igasar, Binsar and Tadasr Mahadev.

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                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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 Garhwali Folktales about Juyal being Priest of Bhuwaneshwari Temple (Bhauwan) Sitaunsyun
Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -102 
(Garhwali religious Folk Tale Literature, Garhwali Traditional Religious Story Literature)
  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)

          (Based on Narration by Hema Uniyal, Kedarkhand, pages 134-136)
               Bhuwaneshwari Sidhpeeth Temple in Bhauwan, Sitaunsyun is one of Sidhpeeth and it is said that it is described in Kedarkhand, Skandhpuran.
             Bhuwaneshwari Sidhpeeth Temple in Bhauwan, Sitaunsyun is far away 17 Kilometer from Pauri, 42 KM from Devprayag.
            Juyal cast is now Priest of Bhuwaneshwari Sidhpeeth Temple in Bhauwan, Sitaunsyun.  Garhwal Kings offered as Nakot and other villages as donation for ritual management for Bhuwaneshwari Sidhpeeth Temple in Bhauwan, Sitaunsyun. Initially, Dobhal Faundar used to look after the ritual management of Bhuwaneshwari Sidhpeeth Temple in Bhauwan, Sitaunsyun. When a Dobhal priest died childless, Garhwal King appointed Bisht family instead of Dobhal Faundar for managing Bhuwaneshwari Sidhpeeth Temple in Bhauwan, Sitaunsyun rituals. Now, Bisht Thokdar had the responsibility for searching knowledgeable priest for Bhuwaneshwari Sidhpeeth Temple in Bhauwan, Sitaunsyun, ritual performances. Bisht Thokdar started searching capable and knowledgeable priest for Bhuwaneshwari Sidhpeeth Temple in Bhauwan, Sitaunsyun. Bisht went to Jubai village near Baijron. Jubai is near Baijron and it is believed that Vijay Nand Juyal was first person who established in Jubai in sixteenth century.
            At last, Bisht Thokdar searched a Brahmin who was knowledgeable and having character for being Priest of Bhuwaneshwari Sidhpeeth Temple in Bhauwan, Sitaunsyun.  The name of that Brahmin was Pundit Jogajit Juyal. Pundit Jogajit Juyal belonged to Jubai the original village of Juyal community.     
 From that period till date, Juyal are authorized priest of Bhuwaneshwari Sidhpeeth Temple in Bhauwan, Sitaunsyun.  Bisht offered land to Jogajit Juyal and that village was called  Bhauwan.     

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                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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Garhwali Folk Tale about Bhuwaneshwari Siddhpeeth Sanguda (Bilkhet), Maniyarsyun
Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -103 
(Garhwali religious Folk Tale Literature, Garhwali Traditional Religious Story Literature)
  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)

          (Based on Narration by Hema Uniyal, Kedarkhand, pages 126-127)

        It is said that when Muslim Attackers attacked on Indian land and also destroyed Hindu Temple here. The Five Devi -Goddesses and Bhairav took a decision to migrate from Indraprastha to Himalayan region, Garhwal.  Those Goddesses or Devi were Adishakti Bhuwaneshwari, Jwalpadevi, man Balkunwari , Man Balsundari and Rajrajeshwari. They were migrating to Garhwal though Nazibabad (Bijnor). Nazibabad was  gateway to Garhwal and wholesale Market where Garhwalis sued to come to sell their products and used to by Salt, gur and other household materials. The traveler of coming to whole sale market is called Dhakri in Garhwali language. One day, Adishakti Bhuwaneshwari, Jwalpadevi, man Balkunwari , Man Balsundari and Rajrajeshwari were staying Nazibabad for entering to Garhwal. On the same day, Negi brothers of Sainar village, Maniyarsyun, Pauri Garhwal came to Nazibabad for Dhakar (buying materials) to Nazibabad. Negi bought salt and put into a big bag. Adi Shakti Bhuwaneshwari was feeling tired and she entered into salt Bag of Bhawan Singh Negi for a rest. Negi brothers reached to Sanguda place (in Bilkhet village area) while coming back from Nazibabad via Kotdwara, Dogadda, Langurgarh. In Sanguda, Bhawan Singh Negi found a round metal inside the salt bag. Bhawan Singh Negi thought that metal as waste and threw out. In Night, Bhawan Singh Negi saw Mother Bhuwaneshwari   in his dream and Bhuwaneshwari ordered him to establish Metal idol in Sanguda.
   Sanguda or Bilkhet was part of Naithana village (Naithana is original village of Naithani cast.).  Netramani Naithani also saw same dream on the same night and in dream Adi Shakti Bhuwaneshwari ordered Netramani Naithani to establish that Metal Object as an Idol and build  temple in Sanguda.
  Another day, Bhawan Singh Negi and Netramani Naithani searched the Metal Object in Sanguda and built a small temple by establishing that Metal Object inside temple with Chanting Shlokas and rituals.
      Bhuwaneshwari Temple Sanguda (Bilkhet) is very famous Temple of Patti Maniyarsyun, Pauri Garhwal.  Sanguda (Bilkhet) is near to Banghat and Satpuli. Bhuwaneshwari Temple Sanguda (Bilkhet) is also nearer to Vyaschatti.
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                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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 Garhwali Folk Tale about Sita taking Refuge into Earth Mother
Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -104 
(Garhwali religious Folk Tale Literature, Garhwali Traditional Religious Story Literature)
  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)

       (Based on Sayings in Sitaunsyun Garhwal and Narration by Hema Uniyal, Kedarkhand, pages 144)
               Sitaunsyun is a Patti of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, and North India. The name of that Patti is after Sita of Ramayana. It is said that Sita was born in Falsawadi (Mayka) and her Mamakot (mother’s village) Kotasanga and in law village was Dewal.  In memory of Sita, the people of Falswadi, Kotasanga, and Dewal celebrate the festival Mansar Mela on Igas (around 10th November). The villagers of   Falswadi and Kotasanga bring gifts for Sita here.
  There is a folk saying in Sitaunsyun that when Sita wanted to take refuge in her Mother Earth, the Earth Split here in Falswadi. When Sita was submerging into earth Mother, Rama came to stop Sita from taking refuge on Earth. Sita had gone down deep into the earth. Her Dhameli (plaint of hair) was visible. Rama took the Dhameli of Sita but Sita went into the earth. People use the grass o rope of ‘Babad’ as the symbol of Dhameli of Sita for celebrating and performing the Rituals of Mansar Mela.  There are many rituals performed in a Field in memory of Sita in this Mansar Mela. There is no temple of Sita here.


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                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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Folk Story about Banseshwar Mahadev: Dabral Community Tale
Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -104 
(Garhwali religious Folk Tale Literature, Garhwali Traditional Religious Story Literature)
  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)
    (Narrated by Shri Harish Dabral, Village Jalth, Dabralsyun, Pauri Garhwal)

                    Banseshwar Mahadev (Lord Shiva Temple) is situated in Timli of Dabralsyun and the road is through Dhaunri Dabralsyun. The specialty of Banseshwar Mahadev Temple is that Mahadev Idol is Dakshin Mukhi or whose face is towards the South.
On every Raksha Bandhan, the people of Dabralsyun celebrate a Fair there in Bansheshwar Temple.
            Banseshwar is having two words Bans (bamboo) and Ishwar (The Supreme God). There is a folk tale among Dabral Community members about Banseshwar Mahadev Temple, Dabralsyun.
  It is said that two brothers came from the South to Dabar and settled there. Once, both the brothers were traveling towards Devikhet and were taking small rest. However, the younger brother of Dabral died at that place (now in Timli Area).  It was a shock for the elder brother. He came back to Dabar and performed all required rituals. 
          After some time, a bamboo shoot emerged from where the Younger Dabral died. When the Dabral community saw that a Bamboo shoot came up there they started worshipping the place and the Bamboo shoot. Dabral community put there an idol or nag idol there and started worshiping as Mahadev.  It is said that great Sanskrit Scholar Sada Nand Dabral of Timli village built a Temple there.
 There are bamboo trees there in that place. However, Dabrals do not cut those Bamboo as it is said that if Any Dabral cut bamboo there,  it oozes blood Bamboo. 

 
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                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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            Garhwali   Folk Tales about Kalinka Devi of Bunkhal Temple


Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -106 
(Garhwali religious Folk Tale Literature, Garhwali Traditional Religious Story Literature)
  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)


(Base-M.S. Mehta, meraphadforum.com and Hema Uniyal, Kedarkhand, page176)
   Shri Bunkhal Kalinka Devi is Family Goddess (Aradhya Devi) of Rath region. The temple had been in discussion for decades on mass animal slaughters in the temple on Festival on Marshisrsh Month.
          The folk story states that long back; there was a Girl of an Ironsmith Siya Lwar of Chopda village of Patti Kandarsyun, Pauri Garhwal.  One day, she took her domestic animals for grazing to Mandela village Jungle.  There were other children too came there with animals for grazing. The children were playing a game where a fellow to be buried into pit. The fellow children buried her into a pit. Children came to their houses in time but Lwar girl child did not return. Her father Siya Lwar and his family members searched her for three days but failed in search.
 On third night, she came in dream of her father. She informed her father that she was now buried in a pit. She also informed her father that now, she had become Goddess Kalinka or incarnated as Devi. She requested her father to transfer her in Bunkhal so that she could watch Nalai village from Bunkhal. That girl was engaged to a young boy of Nalai.  That was why Kalinka Devi was established in Bunkhal. However, Mandela folk story, since Hariyali Devi was already established in Mandela Region, Kalinka did choose away from Mandela.
  As per wish of the Girl, Devi was established in a pit in Bunkhal.
     


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                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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