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Synopsis In Book famous Sanskrit classic Amarakosa we come across the name Kinnar among vidyadhar, Apsara, Yaksa and Gandharva. Kalidasa expends all the grandeur and beauty of language while describing Kinnars in his Kumara-sambhava. Legends and mythology treat the Kinnars ask distinct race, some where between human beings and god. The different Hindu epics describe them as heavely musicians or celestial choristers. Who are the Kinnars. Do you exist even today. Yes, they do. Kinnars are inhabitants of Kinnarur, one of the districts of Himachal Pradesh which touches Tibet on the eastern border. They are, of course, a community of dancers and musicians, the lovers of flowers. The life of the Kinnars, who practice polyandry, observe many colourful festivals, distinct birth and death rituals and marriage customs, has been narrated in this book in an interesting manner. Also their occupation, language, religion, deities, and superstitions are discussed. The main feature of the book is its style which is intensely gripping, combining as the does the techniques of fiction poetry, mythology, travelogue and sociological analysis.