Culture

Threatened culture and our obligations

Among the myriads of issues being faced by the people of Chitral is the potential threat to our unique culture. Chitralis are famous around the world for their civilized way of life, peace-loving temperament, unique culture and other values. Taking undue advantage of our honesty and simplicity, however, crooked and dishonest people from different parts […]

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Tributes paid to Gul Nawaz Khaki

DROSH, Nov 20: At a condolence meeting here, speakers paid rich tributes to Gul Nawaz Khan Khaki for his work to promote the Khowar language and culture. The reference held at the office of the Preserving Indigenous Culture and Languages (PICL) was chaired by retired principal and Khowar poet and writer Ameenur Rehman Chugtai. The

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Alas! A glaring star fades

Shakespeare said “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Gul Nawaz Khaki had all the three to his credit. He was known to us because he preserved the classical heritage of our language, literature and specially music. Our classical music came to be known to us only through

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