Conspectus
The book consists of five chapters and
four appendices. The chapters have been numbered with Roman alphabets from
A to E. Every chapter is further subdivided into sections and sub-sections.
Indo-Arabic numerals have been used for numbering of these sections and
sub-sections. Appendices have also been numbered with Indo-Arabic numerals.
Chapter A discusses the usage of personal names.
Chapter B describes
the evolution and usage of surnames in India. Chapter C consists of a discussion
of Kashmiri surnames. Chapter D examines the evolution and usage of nicknames
in Kashmir. Chapter E throws light on the personal and surnames of Kashmiri
Muslims.
Appendix 1 lists some representative male personal names of medieval
and ancient Kashmir and Appendix 2 catalogues a few specimen female personal
names of ancient Kashmir. Appendix 3 consists of some exclusive Gor surnames
and its second part is a collection of certain exclusive Bohra surnames.
Appendix 4 describes some common surnames of Kashmiri Hindus and Muslims
and its second part is consisted of a few exclusive Kashmiri Muslim surnames.
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