People's Linguistic Survey of India : Volume 10, Part 2: The Languages of Haryana

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. I. Scheduled Languages: 1. Hindi. 2. Hindi Language and Literature in Haryana. 3. Punjabi in Haryana. 4. Urdu in Haryana. II. Non-Scheduled Languages: 5. Ahirwati. 6. Bagri. 7. Bangru. 8. Kauravi. 9. Mewati. 10. Oral Tradition of Haryana. 11. Folk and Liberal Literature. Bibliography. Index.

The People’s Linguistics Survey of India tries to give an idea of the extant and dying languages of India. It is the outcome of a nationwide survey of languages that has been documented by linguists, writers, social activists, and members of different speech communities.

The Languages of Haryana (volume ten, part two) covers the languages that are spoken in the state of Haryana. The book gives a detailed description of Hindi as well as Hindi language and literature. In addition, the volume gives information about the contribution of Haryana to the development of Punjabi and Urdu language and literature.  Other languages, spoken in Haryana like Ahirwati, Bagri, Bangru, Kauravi and Mewati are also described in detail. (jacket)