01815nam a22002537a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802801130007608200150018910000180020410000260022224500540024826000500030230000230035236500080037552009350038365000210131865000230133965000180136270000160138094200090139699900170140595201390142220260220154004.0260220b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780143474098  a: Savera Book Distributorsb: 4754 Akarshan Bhawan, 23 Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi.c: 25-26/CRB/1046  a294.54 VER  aVerma, Nalin.  a; Yadav, Lalu Prasad.  aLores of Love and Saint Gorakhnathc/Nalin Verma.  a, , Gurugramb: Penguin Random Housec, 2025.  axv, 215p.c: 16cm.  b279  aComprising four folktales, Sorthi-Brijbhar, Bharthari-Pingla, Heer-Ranjha and
Saranga-Sadabrij, the book is an anthology of stories influenced by the life, time and teachings of Yogi Gorakhnath―an eleventh-century saint―who propounded an inclusive religious philosophy that laid the foundation of the Sufi and Bhakti movement in India.

Initially, the yogis (mystics) of the Gorakhnath sect would sing these ballads on the tune of the sarangi and move door to door for alms. Originally, these stories existed in the oral tradition passed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads. The ballads are full of fairies, genies, witches, magic healers, witch doctors and ghosts besides angels in the form of Peer Baba (hermits) and sages. Over the decades and centuries, these stories have inspired folklorists, theatre artists and nautch parties to perform in melas (community fairs), religious events and marriages.  aSaint Gorakhnath  aBallads of Mystics  a Magic & Love  aNalin Verma  cBOOK  c67107d67107  00102ddc4071aSNULbSNULd2026-02-20eSavera Book Distributorsg279.00l0o294.54 VERp31344r2026-02-20 15:41:34w2026-02-20yBOOK