Ksemendra and His Times

The work deals with the socio-religious History of Kashmir in 10th 11th c. A.D. It is bassed on original works of Ksemendra allied sources including the upto date archaeological evidences. Except the octagerian writer Ksemendra no one has written about the corrupt life of common man in Kashmir. He in his satirical style, teaming will jokes has not spared from thieves and prostitutes to Kayastha and Judges. The psychological study of contemporary society e.g. foreign students, vanika, wife & Kuttani. Mathadesika, barbarele has been illucidated as told by the poet with an aim of guiding the stray youth and eradicate the social abuses of the society. Full justice is done to the Religious Condition before after 10th-l1th c. A.D. Customs manners of the time, and how they are still lingering in the worship of Siva (Amarnath Yatra) Devi (Ksira Bhavani fair) and customary feast so. Infact Dr. Sarla Khosla has recorded the traditional Buddhist Philosophy upto the conception of ten Avataras. This is also perhaps done by the author for the first time. The work contains rarest photograph including that of `Kutani, the most recent excavation from Pandrathan near Srinagar.