Kazan, Russia: The winners of the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced on Thursday. The winners, who will share US$ 1 million between them, are: Bahrain Revitalisation of Muharraq, which highlights the World Heritage site’s pearling history, was first initiated as a series of restoration and reuse projects. The project evolved into a […]
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Muhammad Amin (Garum Chashma) The Kalash people are settled in the Bumburat, Birir and Rumboor valleys of Chitral and their number has almost shrunk to around 3,000 souls. Various conjectures are there regarding the origin and religion of the Kalash (also called Siah Posh). According to one narration, they are descended of Alexander the great
CHITRAL: The foreign and domestic tourists and the local people thronged the Rambur and Bamburet valleys as the three-day Uchal festival kicked off in the scenic Kalash valley in the Chitral district on Tuesday. “A large number of foreign and domestic tourists have reached the valley to enjoy the festival. Many of the tourists also
PESHAWAR: While the developed world makes strides in offering multiple career opportunities to the disabled, in a country like Pakistan, those who happen to be both physically challenged and poor are still viewed by many as a burden. Yet far from letting his limited mobility be a handicap, one Kalash man has not only found success
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BUMBURATE: Religious leaders and Qazis of the Kalash community on Saturday said there has been a reduction of about 50 per cent in the celebration of traditional and cultural events of the Kalasha tribe over the years. They were addressing a gathering of Kalash people at Kalasa Dur in connection with the World Indigenous People’s
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BUMBURATE: The Kalash community is all set to observe the World Indigenous Peoples Day to be held on Aug 9. In this regard, preparations have been finalized in the three valleys of Birir, Rumbur and Bumburate. Kalasha Dur chairman Bakhtawar Shah told ChitralToday that religious leaders, elders and people from different walks of life from
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On a day in early May 2019, scholars, writers and activists from the mountain communities of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gathered in Bahrain, a scenic town 65 kilometres north of Mingora in Swat district. Coordinated by a local organisation in collaboration with the University of Sydney, the one-day gathering was an attempt to deliberate the
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By Mohammad Ilyas Khwaja (Goldoor Chitral). A language is a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds and written symbols used by the people of a particular country or region for talking or writing. A Mother tongue is defined as the first language that a person learns and the language used in that person\’s home country. An example of mother tongue is English for someone
BUMBURATE: In a remote valley dozens of Kalash women dance to celebrate spring’s arrival — but as a gaggle of men scramble to catch them on camera, the community warns an influx of domestic tourists is threatening their unique traditions. Every year the Kalash — a group of less than 4,000 people confined to a
Chitral: A Kalash elder passed away in Rumbur aged 75 and celebration of his death has started in the area. According to Kalash traditions, his body has been kept at Jastkakhan, the worship place of Kalash community, and the death celebrated for three days. The Kalash do not mourn the death of their dead, instead
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