Mountain Ballads (Part One): Nepali Folk Tales

About the Book: Mountain Ballads vol-I is the first part of a compilation of 42 tales from the Nepali/Gorkha community that populate the foothills of the Himalayas.The Nepali/Gorkha people are spread all over the foothills of the Himalayas starting from HimachalUttaranchal to Nepal to Sikkimand Bhutan.The Darjeeling Hills and many North-Eastern states of India. It includes tales that will delight and entertain folklore lovers.It offers a fascinating view into Nepali/Gorkha culture. Welcome to a world where the Eagle is a brother to Manwhere birds and animals speak in a tongue known to Man where human make a tall pillar of upturned clay pots in an effort to reach the heavens.It explain why certain festivals are celebrated and why the dog is worshiped once in a year in every Nepali/Gorkha home.The reader will surely enjoy and develop a deeper understanding of the simple ordinary things and living creatures that we come in touch with everyday. About the Author: A resident of Darjeeling Poornasmrithi belongs to the Khamboo/Rai group of the Nepali/Gorkha people .Born and raised in a tiny village in Darjeeling she is well acquainted with the many practices that are still prevalent in the Nepali /Gorkha communities today. She worked in the jungles of Chitwan in Nepal and has trekked in offbeat trials of Nepal and Bhutan and Sikkim and Ladakh . The Shamanistic traditions are still strictly followed in her home like in most Nepali/Gorkha homes in the villages .She would like to be remembered as a storyteller.