The aim of this magazine is to connect the communities of Hindu Kush, Himalaya, Karakorum and Pamir by providing them a common accessible platform for production and dissemination of knowledge.
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Literary Traditions in Chitral
Historical Background District Chitral is the Northern part of KhyberPukhtunkhwa dominated by the Kho people speaking Khowar language. According to 2017 census, the population of Chitral district is 447,362. Populated by the majority…
A visit to the Devil’s Corner
Mountains, rivers, lakes and woods have always frightened or charmed man. In retaliation, man has woven a great deal of myths around them. Whether it is the Himalaya, Alps, Karakorum or Hindu Kush peaks or the rivers that flow from the…
The Graves Of Martyrs In Tirath, Upper Swat Valley, Pakistan
Prologue: sketches on space “About four or five miles farther up the valley, beyond the Yúsufzí boundary, there are few hamlets, the two principal of which are called Chúr-ra'i, on the east bank, and Tírátaey, on the opposite side. These…
Silk Road did go through Gilgit Baltistan
The collective cultural and historical memory and epigraphic evidence testify to the existence of Silk Route in the region.
The unique Kalash community of Pakistan
Kalash or Kalasha are a small ethnic and religious community living near the western borders of the Chitral district, close to the neighbouring Afghan province of Nuristan (Nooristan). Shrouded in mystery, there are many different claims…
Introduction to Dardistan
By Artem Zurabovich & Sviatoslav Kaverin (The writers are young Russian researchers who take keen interest in the history, languages, music and handicrafts of highlanders in the Pamir-Hindukush area.) Dards are a group of peoples who…
Education in child’s native language
"Our class was full of human knowledge. We had a teacher who believed in us; he didn't hide our power, he advertised it". ̶ Jasso & Jasso, 1995, p. 255 I have one question for you: if you were to build a house, would you start from the…
Inculcation of Local Languages in the Curriculum
“Language is a political institution; those who are wise in its ways, capable of using it to shape and serve important personal and social goals, will be the ones who are ‘empowered’; able, that is, not merely to participate effectively in…
The past and present of Gawri language
Abstract In 1921, George Grierson, the editor of the Linguistic Survey of India, wrote the following words about what we now call the “Kohistani” languages of northern Pakistan: “These languages are being gradually superseded by Pashto, and…
The lost Tajiks of Pakistan
The medieval Mumlikat-e-Gibar of northeastern Afghanistan and the northern areas of Pakistan was established as a Muslim Tajik sultanate in about 1190 AD. Being ruled in tandem by two brothers, Sultan Bahram and Sultan Pakhal (or Fahkal)…
