چترال (محکم الدین) برف کی سفید چادر، اس پر مردو خواتین کا ڈھول کی تھاپ پررقص کرتا ہوا جلوس یہ کسی شادی کی تقریب یا کالاش مذہبی تہوار نہیں بلکہ بمبوریت کراکاڑ کے کالاش قبیلے سے تعلق رکھنے والے لیویز فورس چترال کے ٹکا خان کو صوبیدار کے رینک پر ترقی ملنے کی خوشی میں […]
چترال لیویز کا پہلا کالاش صوبیدار – بمبوریت امد پر پورے علاقے میں جشن Read More »
For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear? It was around 23:00 on 13 April 1699, in a small village in the north of England. Nine-year-old Jane Rowth blinked her eyes open and squinted out into the moody
Prof Rahmat Karim Baig Today on my way to the Bazar of Chitral in public transport, I saw one elderly man sitting with younger passengers and one of them addressed the elderly man some good words about the old days of Chitrali society and the condition of health of the older generation and the blessings
چترال (بشیر حسین آزاد) چترال کے معروف ادیب، دانشور اور کالم نگار ڈاکٹرعنایت اللہ فیضی کی ادب سمیت مختلف شعبوں میں خدمات کے تذکرے پر مبنی محمد جاویدحیات کی لکھی ہوئی کتاب \’\’ہمارے استاد جی\’\’ کی تقریب رونمائی اتوار کے روز منعقد ہوئی جس کی سابق تحصیل ناظم امیر خان میر نے صدارت کی جبکہ
ڈاکٹر فیضی پر لکھی کتاب \’\’ہمارے استاد جی\’\’ کی تقریب رونمائی Read More »
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig The rulers of Chitral always remained vigilant against invasions of their neighbours and so throughout summer they sent contingents of tribal forces to man the outposts on all the passes to guard the borders. The famous routes were known to all and well guarded but some high passes were also not
Story of crossing into Arkari from Terich valley Read More »
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig In the previous two articles, the historic routes – internal old trails – had been discussed summarily and some readers were interested in that type of work and asked for more. About the historic routes, I understand that the work needs better and fresher mind and physical condition with greater resources
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig As discussed briefly in the previous article, the tracks were not chosen only along the main river but sometimes they were over the hills or passes that connected the side valleys. The main route to Chital from upper Chitral had one great obstacle at Karbiteli – below Kari – which was
CHITRAL: A local support organisation working in Kalash valleys has expressed its satisfaction over the improvement of bashalenis (maternity homes), saying it is leading to reduction in mortality rate among women and newborns. Ayun and Valleys Development Programme (AVDP) held a meeting here the other day to discuss the health and hygiene in the Kalash
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig As most of our readers know Chitral is hemmed in by high sierras with a few routes to be used in winters since the time when conditions inside the valleys of Chitral had become habitable despite hard geographical conditions. The oldest settlements in various valleys needed tracks and trails over cliffs
Prof. Rahmat Karim Baig People of Chitral since time immemorial have practiced subsistence farming. Due to geographical constraints, the farmers could not take any of their products to markets to sell and get cash. In the old days, it was quite impossible and shortage of food was at high level and all kind of land
