Omkar Nath Koul

Omkar Nath Koul (7 January 1934 – 7 Dec 2019) was a Kashmiri linguist. As a researcher, his interests included the areas of linguistics, language education, communications management, and comparative literature.^[1] Since the 1970s he has held several academic and administrative positions. In particular, he had been a professor at the LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, India, and a professor at the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, India.^[1] Koul also served as the director of the Central Institute of Indian Languages from 1999 to 2000.^[1][2][3]

Selected bibliography

Relating to Kashmir

• Koul, Omkar N. (1977). Linguistic Studies in Kashmiri. New Delhi, India: Bahri Publications Pvt. Ltd. ASIN B0000D5O65.
• Koul, Omkar N.; Hook, Peter Edwin, eds. (1984). Aspects of Kashmiri Linguistics. New Delhi, India: Bahri Publications Pvt. Ltd. ASIN B0013ETAYE.
• Koul, Omkar N. (1985). An Intensive Course in Kashmiri. Mysore, India: Central Institute of Indian Languages. ASIN B0006ERSZK.
• Koul, Omkar N. (1992). A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs. New Delhi, India: Indian Institute of Language Studies. ISBN 978-81-85231-20-4.
• Koul, Omkar N. (1995). An Intermediate Course in Kashmiri.
• Koul, Omkar N. (26 December 1996). Kashmiri: A Cognitive-Descriptive Grammar. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-05868-1.
• Koul, Omkar N. (2000). Kashmiri Language, Linguistics and Culture: An Annotated Bibliography.
• Koul, Omkar N. (2002). Topics in Kashmiri Linguistics. Creative Books. ISBN 978-81-86318-99-7.
• Koul, Omkar N. (2005). Studies in Kashmiri Linguistics. New Delhi, India: Indian Institute of Language Studies. ISBN 978-81-86323-20-5.
• Koul, Omkar N (January 2006). Modern Kashmiri Grammar. Hyttsville, USA: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 978-1-931546-07-2.
• Koul, Omkar N. (15 December 2006). Spoken Kashmiri: A Language course (2nd ed.). Educa Books. ISBN 978-81-86323-19-9.
• Koul, Omkar N. (2008). Kashmiri Newspaper Reader. Hyattsville, USA: Dunwoody Press. 978-8186323267.

Other works

• Hassan, Nazir; Koul, Omkar N. (1980). Urdu Phonetic Reader. Mysore, India: Central Institute of Indian Languages.
• Koul, Omkar N. (1983). Language in Education. Harnam Publications.
• Dulai, Narinder K.; Koul, Omkar N. (1980). Punjabi Phonetic Reader. Mysore, India: Central Institute of Indian Languages.
• Koul, Omkar N.; Bala, Madhu (1989). Modes of Address and Pronominal Usage in Punjabi. Mysore, India: Central Institute of Indian Languages.
• Koul, Omkar N. (1982). Topics in Hindi Linguistics. New Delhi, India: Bahri Publications Pvt. Ltd.
• Koul, Omkar N. (1986). Language, Style and Discourse. New Delhi, India: Bahri Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-7034-064-5.
• Koul, Omkar N., ed. (1994). Language Development and Administration. India: Creative Books.
• Koul, Omkar N. (1994). Effective Communication Skills. India: Creative Books. ISBN 978-81-86318-05-8.
• Koul, Omkar N. (2004). Translation: Issues and Perspectives. India: Creative Books. ISBN 978-81-8043-005-3.
• Koul, Omkar N. (co-author) (2007). Punjabi Newspaper Reader. Hyattsville, USA: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 978-81-86323-27-4. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

• Koul, Omkar N. (2008). Modern Hindi Grammar. Hyattsville, USA: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 978-1-931546-06-5.

• Koul, Omkar N (2011). Indo-Aryan Linguistics. Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages.

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