Oral history of Kalam: Part II Interviewee: Malik Namroz Khan, Yajgal, Kalam Translation: Muhammad Zaman Sagar The Khan of Jare had occupied Gabral. Some other Khans occupied Laikot, Pishmal and Asret. After occupying that places the Khans…
The Buddhist history of Chitral was long forgotten before the esteemed archaeologist and well known orientalist Sir Aurel Stein paid several visits to the valley in the early 1900s and uncovered this hidden story.
In his research article , ‘Fence of Peristan – The Islamization of the “Kafirs” and Their Domestication’, published in 2016 in the Italian scientific journal "Archivio per l'Antropologia e la Enologia " Alberto Cacopardo suggests ‘Peristan’…
On Graveyards in Dardistan By Uwe Topper Introductory Note The following account of special art and traditions conserved at graveyards of the Indus-Kohistan region had been written to be published in ‘Aspects of Tribal Life in South Asia,…
Oral history Kalam—Part I Building of the historic mosque of Kalam Interviewee: Namroz Khan of Yajgal, Kalam Interviewer and translator: Muhammad Zaman Sagar Year: 1998 Kalam bazaar’s current famous historical mosque was built some seven to…
What can an alternative classificatory system and nomenclature for language look like?
Representatives of about 20 indigenous peoples of mountainous regions discuss challenges, opportunities, and strategies at the Conference of Indigenous Community in Bahrain Swat, Pakistan
All English – How about my Tongue? A child is born into lower and lower-middle class families where not all people know English language except two or three members. Despite this fact, the ones with no proficiency in English at all still…
“Some people just can’t seem to let go of colonization; they still continue to blame it for their living conditions even though they have had local governance for years.”
History of Sweets in Chitral The subcontinent has a long history of serving and offering sweets on different important occasions. It has been an erstwhile tradition of goodwill gesture to welcome visitor(s) with serving sweetener, and…
