History of Literature , History of Garhwali Literature , History of Himalayan Literature

History of Garhwali Prose Literature Till 1975----Part-3
(Review of Gad Myateki Ganga: a book edited by Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna )
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Garhwali Oral Prose Literature

Though, there was no much literature in Garhwali language before eighteenth century but Garhwali has rich oral literature. Bahuguna provides the details of oral Garhwali literature with examples:
1-Folk Sayings (Pakhana or Ana) : After providing examples, Bahuguna offers the details of published collections of proverbs and folk sayings as

A- Garhwali Kahavat Sangrah by Amba Datt Sharma (1931)
B- Garhwali Pakhana by Shaligram Vaishnava (1938)
C- 601 Pakhana in the introductory note in Singnad by Bhajan Singh Singh (1937)

2-Garhwali Proverbs: Dr Govind Chatak is credited for detailing Garhwali proverbs
3- Puzzles (maina): Bahuguna offers examples of 15 Garhwali puzzles.
4- Garhwali Folk Stories: Bahuguna explains about Garhwali folk stories and also provides four five folk stories of Garhwal in the appendix
5- Varta or Oral talks on religious stories

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