Historicizing Bear in Chitral The history of Chitral, on some of the themes, is replete with symbolism and anecdotes, and some ways it wants indigenous perspectives to taking the readers, from variety of sources, to the point of interest.…
Akhundzada Arif Hasan Khan, a self-proclaimed Tajik from Shabqadar (Charsada), has made some mind warping claims in his latest article "Pashtuns and Gandhara: on Pashtun-Afghan ethnogenesis" https://wemountains.com/10/26/1434/. He has made…
For human being diversity in terms of physiognomy, religion, ethnicity, culture and language has remained a perpetual existential reality that forces humans to create conducive environment for diverse people to interact within the framework…
Negotiating pluralism and promoting a culture of continued dialogues between all the communities, civil society and between the state and its citizens essential for prosperous and peaceful Pakistan: speakers at a seminar in Kalam Swat…
It would be interesting to understand the mechanism of how the Pashto language made inroads into the Gandhara region which has been historically known as being a non-Pashto area. Gandhara comprised of the Kabul River valley, Peshawar Valley…
Last week, we travelled extensively in the valley of Kharmang. The visit was full of experiences as we travelled to the remotest parts of the district. The features and landscape change as you travel deep into the valley. We started from…
The mountainous communities of Pakistan who inhabit the valleys of Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Himalaya are on the margins, ignored and side-lined; dependent on external centres of power for knowledge that define and decide their identities,…
The unmaking of paradise: Literacy as Trojan Horse-II by: Prof Nomad Our valley changes with seasons. Each as beautiful as the other. The dynamics of landscape, of life, of beliefs keeps shifting and changing – each image a perfection in…
Language variegation across the Pamir-Hindukush-Karakoram – perceptions and mobilities Introduction The Pamirian mountainous interface between South and Central Asia is characterised by a huge variegation of languages belonging to…
Boli symbolised our relationships with others. Boli varied when one related with different people, beings, and non-living things; relationship to living things and relationship to places/locations
