essay
A Garo tale and its analogues
hill societies, their modernisation : a study of north east with special reference to garo hills • New Delhi • Published In 1995 • Pages: 165-170
By: Goswami, Praphulladatta.
Abstract
This article recounts a Garo folktale and simliar versions found in other parts of India. The folktale is about a chieftan's (or 'king' in other versions) secret knowledge of understanding animal language and near loss of that power and his life when his wife wished to learn the secret. What powers you have are your's, keep them to yourself.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Folklorist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 1998
- Field Date
- not specified
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Garo Hills Autonomous District, Meghalaya State, India
- Notes
- [Praphulladatta Goswami]
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 170)
- LCCN
- 95910488
- LCSH
- Garo (Indic people)