An Introduction to Spoken Kashmiri
Chapter 41
Chapter 41: Granny Lalla
Granny Lalla
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THE SOUNDS OF KASHMIRI
Granny Lalla

(1355-?)


Granny Lalla

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Kashmir has produced many saints, poets and mystics. Among them, Lal Ded is very prominent. In Kashmir, some people consider her a poet, some consider her a holywoman and some consider her a sufi, a yogi, or a devotee of Shiva. Sume even consider her an avta:r. But every Kashmiri considers her a wise woman. Every Kashmiri has some sayings of Lalla on the tip of his tongue. The Kashmiri language is full of her sayings. 
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