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A Short History of Chitral and Kafirstan
A Short History of Chitral and Kafirstan by Mohammad Afzal Khan Little is known of the early history of Chitral and rock inscriptions and early traditions give little evidence on this subject. This mountainous country which was first referred
CHITRAL....A HIDDEN PARADISE OF HINDUKUSH
The Chitral region of the Hindu Kush in Pakistan is one of the most isolated areas of the western end of the Himalayas, and is surrounded by high mountain passes. It is also one of extreme beauty. The remote human communities, which include the Kalasha, live in narrow valleys dominated by mountain rivers and natural hazards, and prehistoric sites abound. Chitral's biodiversity is unique, and many of the passes are migration routes between central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
CHITRALI JOURNALISTS TRAINING WORKSHOP
Chitral is a mountain bound state in the northern area of Pakistan. It was the third and last destination of the Pakistan Press Foundation trainers team in its programme of holding three rural Journalists training workshops in this far flung part of Pakistan in collaboration with Freedom Forum of Hong Kong. In summer or winter Chitral is mostly accessible from Peshawar by Pakistan International Airlines Fokker Friendship flights, which must maneuver their way through high mountain peaks to reach Chitral valley. The only other alternate is a 12 hour torturous road journey over the most formidable mountain heights rising to almost 10,000 feet high Lawari pass top before descending into the cool, lush green Chitral valley, a veritable piece of paradise on earth. And in many months of winter the road is covered by thick layers of snow and therefore impassable while the flights are also mostly inoperable due to bad weather cutting off Chitral from the rest of Pakistan.
CHITRALI KALI
Kali is my very very favorite dish. Whenever I am sick or have a bad stomach I ask for kali and then I become happy. It is good when you do not have any appetite.
CHITRALI LAJHEK
This is like oatmeal, boiled wheat.Whole wheat is boiled in pressure-cooker for about two hours or until soft. Add salt.
Chitral's well khown author Dr. Inayatullah Faizi's travelogue of China
Dost publications presents
HISTORY OF CHITRAL
The former state of Chitral remained totally independent during most of its recorded history and was ruled by several dynastic of rulers.There is no doubts that at tiems there have been nominal influences of certain central Asian kingdom over it but the contact with those empires in carious ways has influenced the people and tghe area a great deal.
Hermann Kreutzmann's book Sharing Water Irrigation and Water Management in the Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalaya
Authors from different countries and professional backgrounds have co-operated to present this interdisciplinary volume on irrigation and water management in the mountainous regions of South and Central Asia. Most knowledge linked to irrigation and water management in these regions is often part of oral traditions. The case studies in this volume try to preserve some of this knowledge and present it to a wider audience. The volume covers for the first time a region spreading from the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union to the Eastern Himalayas and Bhutan while also providing a new discussion about methods and working techniques in conducting field research.
Indo-Iranian Word List
Word list provides a chart outlining common English words along with their Kalasha, Khowar, Nuristani, Hindi, Urdu and Pashtu translations.
KAVIR
Kavir is Caper. It grows in the upper Chitral. The flower is plucked and is soaked in water in a pot made of clay. It is put under the sun and is stired every day. After some days it ferments and becomes bitter. The water becomes pink . Then it is taken out and is dried under the sun.
Khowar - English Dictionary
Translates more than three hundred Khowar words. Read a background on the language, spoken in the northwestern part of Pakistan.
Khowar, the Language of Chitral, Pakistan
KHOWAR, THE LANGUAGE OF CHITRAL, PAKISTAN by Ismail Sloan Khowar is spoken in Chitral, which is in the far North West corner of Pakistan. Khowar is classed as an Indo-European language of the Dardic Group.
