Book I

An Introduction
to
Spoken Kashmiri

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Preface

Acknowledgements

Symbols and Abbreviations

Notes on the Plan of this manual

About the Author

INTRODUCTION

THE SOUNDS OF KASHMIRI

FUNCTIONAL CONVERSATIONS

Chapter 1:	Getting acquainted
Chapter 2:	A conversation with a coolie
Chapter 3:	A conversation with a hotel owner
Chapter 4:	A conversation with a houseboat owner
Chapter 5:	A conversation with a tonga driver
Chapter 6:	A conversation with a boatman
Chapter 7:	A conversation with a taxi-driver
Chapter 8:	A conversation with a tea seller
Chapter 9:	A conversation at the post office
Chapter 10:	A conversation with a milkman
Chapter 11:	A conversation with a fruit seller
Chapter 12:	A conversation with a vegetable seller
Chapter 13:	A conversation with a sweetmeat seller
Chapter 14:	A conversation with a flower seller
Chapter 15:	A conversation with a grocer
Chapter 16:	A conversation with a butcher
Chapter 17:	A conversation on Kashmir
Chapter 18:	The people of Kashmir
Chapter 19:	The food of Kashmir
Chapter 20:	On sightseeing in Kashmir
Chapter 21:	Going on a boat ride
Chapter 22:	A Kashmiri fire-pot
Chapter 23:	On going to Dal Lake
Chapter 24:	On going to Wular Lake
Chapter 25:	On going to Gulmarg
Chapter 26:	On going to Pahalgam
Chapter 27:	A Kashmiri shawl merchant
Chapter 28:	On going to Hazratbal
Chapter 29:	On visiting tulmul (khi:rbhava:ni) temple
Chapter 30:	On going to the Amarnath Cave
Chapter 31:	On going to the Shankracharya Temple

NARRATIVE TEXTS

Chapter 32:	The story of Kashmir
Chapter 33:	Dal Lake
Chapter 34:	The gardens of Kashmir
Chapter 35:	Mahadev Bishta: a clever thief
Chapter 36:	Badshah: The Great King
Chapter 37:	Gulmarg
Chapter 38:	Kashmir saffron fields
Chapter 39:	Kashmir samovar
Chapter 40:	The Muslim rishis: Nandarishi
Chapter 41:	Granny Lalla
Chapter 42:	Habba Khatun
Chapter 43:	Gulam Ahmad 'Mahjoor'
Chapter 44:	Zindakoul 'Masterji'
Chapter 45:	Dina Nath 'Nadim'

POEMS

SELECTED TOPICS

GLOSSARY

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