A Stream of Himalayan Melody

'A Stream of Himalayan Melody: Selected Songs of Narendra Singh Negi' is a book which consists 40 selected songs of highly respected bard and songster of Garhwal Himalayas Mr. Narendra Singh Negi. Translation is done by Deepak Bijalwan, a Research Scholar at Dept. Of English, Modern European and other foreign languages in HNB Garhwal Central University. Translator has put 40 songs in four categories, 'Songs of Reminiscences' , 'Songs of Eco-prescience', 'Songs of Love's , and ' Miscellaneous Songs'

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Dr. Deepak Bijalwan

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