Omkar Nath Koul Explained

Omkar Nath Koul
Birth Date:	month=1 day=7, year=1934
Birth Place:	Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, British Empire
Death Place:	New Delhi, India
Education:	Kanyalal Munshi Institute of Hindi and Linguistics (PhD) Illinois University (M.A.)
Discipline:	Linguistics
Sub Discipline:	Indian linguistics, Kashmiri language, language teaching, communication, comparative literature

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. Koul also served as the director of the Central Institute of Indian Languages from 1999 to 2000.^{[2] [3]}

Selected bibliography

Relating to Kashmir

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

Other works

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

• Book: Koul , Omkar N. . Modern Hindi Grammar . Dunwoody Press . 2008 . Hyattsville, USA . 978-1-931546-06-5.
• Book: Koul , Omkar N . Indo-Aryan Linguistics . . 2011 . Mysore .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Omkar N. Koul . Indian Institute of Language Studies . 21 January 2009.
2. Web site: Excelsior. Daily. 2018-05-04. Well known Linguist Prof Omkar Koul passes away. 2021-01-03. Jammu Kashmir Latest News Tourism Breaking News J&K. en-US.
3. Book: Koul, Omkar Nath. Whispering Words: A Memoir. Authorspress. 2017. 978-93-86722-06-5. New Delhi, India.