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THE HIMALAYAN JOURNAL
HIMALAYAN JOURNAL 08
EARLY EXPLORERS OF KAFIRISTAN
authored by Lieut.-Colonel B. E. M. GURDON | published in April 1, 1936
During the summer of 1935 the columns of The Times contained interesting information, furnished by their Simla correspondent, regarding the activities of a German expedition which was then ex­ploring Kafiristan or Nuristan (Land of Enlightenment), as the Afghans apparently call that region since the forcible conversion of the people to Islam by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.
The correspondent stated that, according to Captain Cobb, formerly Assistant Political Agent in Chitral, little now remains of the pagan beliefs and rites formerly practised except among the small settlements of Bashgal Kafirs, who, in 1895, to avoid religious perse­cution, fled to the Bumboret, Rumbur, and Urtsun valleys on the Chitral side of the watershed.
During my five years' service in Chitral as Assistant Political Agent I visited these settlements on several occasions, so I was naturally much interested.
The Simla correspondent also stated that so far as is known a great part of Nuristan had never been explored by a European. This last statement led to Mr. H. O. King's letter in The Times of 18th July 1935, in which he pointed out that Mr. W. W. McNair of the Indian Survey Department had visited Kafiristan in 1883 and that he was awarded the Murchison grant of the Royal Geographical Society, before whom he read a paper on his exploit, on the 10th December 1883.Help Preserve Kalash Page from Face Book Presents KALASH Tribe in NEED immediately,

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Original Dani music is played in the background, zabardast

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Harriet Sandys.......... replied to her own comment: "I stayed in one of the 3 valleys in late October which coincided with a Kalash festival. At night, under a full moon, we scrambled up a goat track in the dark to a dance ground situated high above the village. The Kalash girls (wearing wonderful costumes and head dresses) and the boys encouraged us to join them in the dancing in the light of the moon. The girls formed one line by placing their arms along the shoulders of their neighbour and the boys did the same. The two lines then faced each other. The whole evening was hilarious. There was much laughter as the line of girls and the line of boys periodically ran towards each other only stopping short before they crashed in to each other. When the line turned around the edge of the dance floor, those in the middle has an easy time marking time while those at the farthest end of the line had to run as fast as possible without falling over. At that time (1980's) I was living in Peshawar where society was far more strict so to witness the fun and enjoyment that evening with girls and boys dancing and laughing together was something really special." Harriet Sandys commented on your post: "Check out the UK charity HKCA Hindu Kush Conservation Association who do wonderful work in the 3 Kalash Valleys. The charity was first set up by the late Maureen Lines who lived with the Kalash for many years."

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Manzoor Hussain Such was our beautiful culture across Daradististan before Islam but now it is confined to our last Daradik Religio-Cultural Remnant....Men and Women Dancing togather with dignity, respect and piety ..... Mbugi Ansari Thank you For Appreciating we are all from The Same Land Same People Only Geography Puts us in another State of CIVIC Duties and Boundaries 70 Years is Nothing Compared to the Call of Civilizations that is Millennia OLD-this Flute at the end is Still Played in Nooristan,till today, Manzoor Hussain Manzoor Hussain Flute playing culture is still common across Daradistan from Afghanistan to Bamistan (GB) exactly in the same way in Swat Kohistan, Dir Kohistan, Indus Kohistan, Shinaki/Diamer, Gilgit, Astor and Gizer... Remember; when Shuman/Dayal/Bitan is asked to Mbugi Ansari My Dear Manzoor Hussain.....CALLING OF SPIRITS with a sacrificial goat was a very very Favorite Pass time of The British Soldiers,Thank you for the NICE Comment , will save it In Archives,,so much so that i have also Golden Memories of the Things told ...See M Manzoor Hussain Remember the Religious/Worship Dances of Kalashi Darads to please God and Goddesses are different from that of ordinary dances which are done during ordinary moments of Joy or pleasure. The religious dances are done during special annual festivals, dea... Mbugi Ansari PLEASE-CAN u send me recordings of Your Areas, as Tunes change with Time, so much so The Balkans Musicians Find Similarities in MUSIC of Your Entire region-(i just now tried to Contact Niaz Ali Shah, he knows the Person called Yahya Fqir- so we can request him to Down load on KZbin- u can also make a Copy On Telephone, if you want and upload it again so it will be safe- Manzoor Hussain Manzoor Hussain thanks.... We have amazing and astonishing cultural, linguistics and ancient religious similarities with the tribes of Balkans and Caucasian Region which needs a detailed research to find out the reasons.... Mbugi Ansari Manzoor Hussain EASY CATCH PHRASE is Alexanders army But If You Look carefully Similarities are DUE TO Latitude,ROOF OF THE WORLD,Migrations of Civilized beings who left the areas for Grazing left to Right and back after hundreds of Years,

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beautiful!!!!thankyou so much dear!

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Please sign this Petition-thanks and read comments there are all kinds of Reasons to Preserve Kalash tribe, www.change.org/p/secretary-general-of-united-nations-help-preserve-kalash-a-tribe-in-pakistan-for-united-nations-protected-site?recruiter=233998731&

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Johanna Kiricoples It is through your diligence and steadfast heart that many of these things for Pakistan become real.....and the many others of same heart/mind....to enhance and improve a culture and help US remember the contributions of the countries that gave us knowledge and education and beautiful history......In Gratitude

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ONE NEVER knows,what's the Natures reward,as a Young Child i was always Fascinated with Indians,and grew up in the Hands of Natives,but it took a long Time to go there and Live among them in 1980 for the first time,every day i look forward to Observations How to help them and the Family expands each day Further and further, 1983 i came to New York UN headquarters,never stopped Following them on International Years of the Natives,it is not easy Living among them,for a LongTime,as one has to come Full circle time and again,NET is Bringing the World Closer,thanks for following us and Interacting with eyes,for many years,,that are far far away yet just a comment away,,

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Incredible ! Their dresses and the way they set their hair looks so much like the ancient Kabyle ways. Also, the way they greet one another, kissing the forehead and the hand is exactly the same old kabyle way of greeting. The design of their face tattoo, their bread. And, the rhythm of their music, without speaking of their smile and joyfulness. I don't know, but all those things stroke me immediately so much! I know it sounds crazy but please someone, somewhere do some research about it. And, who knows And research might uncover things that will astonish people so much ...COMMENT FROM TURKEY-

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During my five years’ service in Chitral as Assistant Political Agent I visited these settlements on several occasions, so I was naturally much interested. The Simla correspondent also stated that so far as is known a great part of Nuristan had never been explored by a European. This last statement led to Mr. H. O. King’s letter in The Times of 18th July 1935, in which he pointed out that Mr. W. W. McNair of the Indian Survey Department had visited Kafiristan in 1883 and that he was awarded the Murchison grant of the Royal Geographical Society, before whom he read a paper on his exploit, on the 10th December 1883. I also wrote a letter, which was published in The Times dated 11th September, before I had seen Mr. King’s letter referred to above, pointing out that their Simla correspondent appeared to be unaware of the protracted visits, lasting nearly a year, paid to the Bashgal valley of Kafiristan in 1889-91 by Surgeon-Major G. S. Robertson (afterwards Sir George Robertson, k.c.s.i.). I also referred to the brief visit, lasting only a few days, to the upper part of the Bashgal valley paid by Colonel (afterwards General Sir William) Lockhart when in command of a mission to examine the Hindu Kush passes in 1885-6. My omission to refer to McNair’s journey in this letter brought me into touch with Mr. H. O. King, who kindly lent me the absorbingly interesting account of McNair’s career, which is contained in a privately printed memoir compiled by Mr. J. E. Howard, another close friend of the McNair family. I have seldom quite so much enjoyed reading anything dealing with the lives of the pioneer geographers and explorers of the North-West Frontier; and it oc­curred to me that, as the Simla correspondent’s letter might give the impression that no Europeans, other than those1 accompanying the German expedition, had previously explored Kafiristan, some refer­ences to McNair’s and Robertson’s journeys might suitably be in­cluded in the Himalayan Journal. This seemed to me the more important as the explorations by McNair and Robertson were made before the forcible conversion of the Kafirs to Islam.

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Dance on my tunes, little Beehive of Passion, Bring me the News, where I must Go to collect the next Bunch of Flowers For my Offerings, in my sacred Temples. So pleasing are the gestures she Makes, standing in front of a castle Announcing Celebrations of Spring In front of a Palace made of Flowers, Where She roams around collecting, shouting, No, not there, come over here, I found some more. Fairies of Nature, Giggling. Each year there are far fewer than last year. Oh I care for my Listeners, viewers, as well as pleasure seekers Of Wine, merry-making, in my Valleys From near and far How will I know who heard me? I shall keep trying. Tucking my hair with Wild flowers Wild Roses too. You help me choose. Its all for you. I adjust my attire, sacred belt that needs more flowers, fresh as dawn. For you I dress up. Each divine thought is just an admiration of you. Let me get ready Grind the Ibex horn, so I will paint My forehead and cheeks, for you, In Olive Oil pastes. You, Bugi, the Artist. You who will neither understand me, or give me due applause But you are here, so as always I am singing a melody for you. I shall not dance with you, as you too, are an outsider. I love you though as my friend, Tell my parents you are from the cities where tall buildings are high as my hills. But they have no Humanity left in them No Fresh Air, nor Open Spaces, Places to Dance the Night away. I found somewhere, by paying attention. Some are called Greens worth writing again! So they protest and give their lives Protecting Wild life and Sea Marines. Listening, Reading, Interacting, we all hear the news. And then the song was over. It left an impression. A small Sigh of Relief, amidst the hustle and bustle, Life. The Only, the Lonely, known as Kalash. You made Us be Recognised. So we shall remember you in the twilight zone In groups, in clans, recognition of all Human Kinds Not to call us name Or to tell how us Humanity has progressed from mud shelters, to caves, to sky scrapers From this I would know I am backward! I gather flowers from the wild You, my fellow humans, so modern, send bouquets, arranged by floral artists, add value through spending much money. Come, Dance with me, for Free Here Flowers are still wild, plentiful. Maybe I can teach you a thing of two. My hands are full of their beauty. A long time ago you too, were like me Our lands, of milk and honey. We are all one, gathering momentum, calling for recognition Calling,Come, Join with me, re-collect Who You once were, thousands of years before me. M.Bugi,Poems In Exile,,

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@ 23.52-***KALASH the Dance Ritual in Spring***----Kalash Shaman or Keeper of The Stories .....This is a Spear on Top of The Stick..... with Time it has become less significant......In Olden Times.... Usually after a successful hunt Drums were beaten and new songs were Made regarding the Bravery of The Hunter..... and also thanks to the Hunted spirit, there are very very Few Spears left in the Kalash Valleys,so swords and Axes have Replaced them,,,Now Sometimes only a walking stick is Used in Dances for a Mock Charge,,,I had discussed in 1989 with Maj Javed Majeed DC chitral to Give Kalash some swords for these Dance Rituals as they were performing for High Officers those who Visited Kalash valley,,,which he agreed,due to security Concerns and me absent from Pakistan was all Forgotten till 2008 when I returned to Kalash,,,

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very. interesting ...I heard about it already.... out of 12 Bani Israeli Tribes 2 escaped to eastwards and reached Afganistan & Hindokush Belt for refuge and safety against genocide of Bakht e Nasar the king of Babul. The rest 10 returned to Palestine/Syria from Persia where they were in exile. Some 450-500 years back, a Christian missionary saint left for East (Central Asia, India, China) in search of these 02 tribes..... he combed whole of India, Central Asia and eastern China, Siberian areas etc. Finally he reached Hindokush/Daradistan...... he was scholar of Ancient history of Palestine Bible and Torah and at that time most of Hindokush/Daradsitan was non muslim and were practicing their pre Islamic Ancient Religion and pure culture. He travelled to Tibet, Sinkiang, Ladakh, Kashmir and Northern Mountain Valleys of India. He finally reached at the conclusion that nobody except the Darads are the 02 of the lost tribes of Bani Israel..after examining all the signs and hints of the lost tribes from their language, culture, religion, customs, values & traditions etc. Many of the words mentioned in this article are already existing in Gilgit area too with the same pronunciations or a bit twisted.... such as Yashkun/Askun, Aushrait/Aushrei, Arami/Aramush/Hiramush (Habitat and corner of the Aramies), Astor/Astorjot/Ustar.....Kam/Kamari etc. The Sheens and Borosh still have their own name for God which is "Dabon", Tabon/Teiban etc. and Gods are called "Devako" Godesses are called Darniji, Rachi, Barai The folk Stories of Dards say that they were the followers of the Religion of Hazarat Suleman and Hazrat Dadwood and most believe that they came in this area during the time of Hazrat Suleman and Hazrat Dawood. In ancient graveyards found all over Dardistan, the deads were buried with their their weapons ornaments and jewelry which the current generation excavates in search of precious valuables.......one of these valuables which has a very high value in the antique market in Afgn/Pak.is Sulemani Beads locally Known as (Sulemani Kuli). The material with which the Sulemani beads are made neither decay, nor get rust nor can burn and are quite hard to break. All such beads has a special design and one "Eye" is specially made on all the beads. These beads were considered very holy, necessary for receiving God's blessings, safety and good fortune. All male and female used to have it in their neck and was buried with it for the same purpose in the stone made graves covered with stone slabs.Deep research is needed.. The Area of Hindokush/Dardistan is an encyclopedia of ancient history.

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HELP PRESERVE Kalash* and Its areas,the Whole point of working Day and Night to Serve the small Community of Kalash,DAY and Night since 1980,with my Limited resources,is that i hope that my Un Tiring efforts will clear the way to Have some Solid Footings on Long Term basis,which will clear the way for an Understanding in the region that No religion is under threat, its a Proud Culture that survived three major Religions Buddhism,Christianity Islam and above all its a Unique Culture, First person as a British agent to come to these areas was Robertson,who wrote Kafirs of The Hindukush with Very Good Quality Illustrations, as Photography was the Invention of the Time,So Mr G Morgensterine went to the areas and Bought a Manuscript from Chitral Bazar, Notes by AZAR-his grandson still lives in Kalash areas,i had the Honor of meeting them in 1989-where i spent 5 Long Months Doing ART Workshops in all three Valleys,,So many Conferences has been held in the name of Kalash over 5000 Periodicals and essays are written,i myself has seen Thousands, of Photos since the Invent of Internet,but all fell on Deaf ears,My Own Friend from Kalash Late Mr Jinnah Kalash helped to Give a Script to Kalash with Elsa Cooper,Greg Cooper, and Ron Trail, that was a turning Point for the Kalash, Once introduced the Persian-Urdu form of writing was changed into Roman script, and handled very very well,UNESCO was Given the task of Having a Look at Kalash-areas, Afghan WAR devastated the area in such terrible way relentless Cutting of the Jungle started to Give warmth to the cooking pans of Millions of Refugees, that lived in Tribal areas, 3.5 Trillion $ were spent By Muslim countries alone,once the back of USSR was Broken Sanctions were imposed to a Young COUNTRY of Pakistan,It is Time that This sudden influx of UNESCO-and EU-must take concrete steps ,To Duplicate the Kalash Ornaments, from the Museums to be given Free of cost back to the People of Kalash,Handicrafts should be Introduced,to the three valleys so Tourism can Benefit all the People of The area,Kalash are educated Now, First Doctor,First Teacher,First Lawyer,First Tourism Masters,hope some day the Member of Provincial assembly will also be a Kalash,so many things are Functioning in the Kalash areas,Children are neat and Clean Going to school,more attempts can be made to Improve the reads, British Council Can send Jeeps with Equipment for summer to show educative Films, Court Cases of the Kalash should be Listened to Honestly and Carefully,Thank you for returning the Photos to its Rightful Owners,FOR NOTHING IS IN VAIN IN HISTORY-quotes in exile By M.Bugi-.

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Their music is very much similar to Pushto music

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Accordingly I sent extracts from The Times and from other papers published at the time of McNair’s death in 1889 to the Honorary Editor of the Journal, who replied that it would be of very great interest to publish a paper on Kafiristan in the Journal with references to Gardner, McNair, and Robertson, and asked me whether I would undertake to write it. The foregoing remarks will explain how I have come to write this paper. I should mention here that Mr. King’s reminder about McNair had prompted me to examine once more the Memoirs of Alexander Gardner (Colonel of Artillery in the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh), which, edited by Major Hugh Pearse, was published by Blackwood & Sons in 1898. It appears from this book that Gardner was a con­siderably earlier visitor to Kafiristan than even McNair. The visit of Alexander Gardner. Gardner, who died at Jammu at the age of ninety-one in 1887, stated that he visited Kafiristan twice between 1826 and 1828, and his veracity was vouched for by such reliable authorities as Sir Richard Temple, Sir Henry Rawlinson, and Mr. Ney Elias. On p. 156 of the Memoirs it is stated that Gardner made an astonishing journey from Srinagar through Chilas and Bunji to Gilgit, and thence to Chitral. Of this journey Sir Henry Rawlinson wrote in his Monograph on the Oxus: ‘Gardner actually traversed the Gilgit valley from the Indus to the snowy mountains and finally crossed over into Chitral, being in fact the first Englishman2 up to the present time (1872), who has ever performed the journey throughout. ‘From Chitral Gardner sent his followers and baggage down the Kunar river to Jalalabad, while he himself for the second time entered Kafiristan and travelled along the Kamah river (a tributary of the Bashgal river). He was accompanied by a Kafir priest and was well treated, his only difficulty being to escape from the hospi­tality of his hosts.’ 1The letter from Simla stated that Dr. George Morgernstierne of the Norwegian University had recently made a survey of the language and customs of the Red Kafirs which would help to determine the origin and history of the tribe. 2 Gardner was very proud of his Scottish descent, as may be realized from the fact that when residing in later years at Srinagar as the pensioner of Maharaja Gulab Singh, he clothed himself from head to foot in the tartan of the 79th High­landers.

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Kalash `Suri Jagek’ tradition to be added to UNESCO heritage list May 31, 2017 ISLAMABAD: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday accepted the nomination of Kalash practice of ‘Suri Jagek’ filed by Pakistan for placing it at ‘UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding’. ‘Suri Jagek’ is a traditional Kalash metrological and astronomical practice of observing the sun, the moon, stars and shadows with respect to the local topography. National History and Literary Heritage (NHLH) Division Joint Secretary Nazir Ahmad said that the nomination for placing the practice at UNESCO’s list was filed by the division on March 29, 2017 and approved by UNESCO on Tuesday. “After acceptance of this nomination now, UNESCO will complete all the necessary requirements and then place this diminishing practice of Kalash people on its list of intangible heritage,” he said. Nazir Ahmad said this was the first-ever nomination of intangible cultural heritage filed by Pakistan independently. “Approval of this nomination by UNESCO is indeed a matter of pride for the country,” he said. “The nomination was filed by NHLH Division with an aim to safeguard this traditional practice of Kalash community which was vanishing due to reducing number of Kalash people,” he said. He said that the initiative would also give the traditional Kalash practice a new identity and recognition at international levels. “Cultural heritage of Kalash is facing various threats and there is urgent need to preserve this unique culture of Chitral district which is rich in both tangible and intangible cultural heritage,” he said. “It is the responsibility of the federal government to safeguard tangible and intangible heritage of the country and preserve it for the upcoming generations,” he said. Kalash Valley is situated in Chitral district in northern Pakistan and surrounded by the Hindu Kush mountain range. The inhabitants of the valley are the Kalash people, who have a unique culture, language. Published in Daily Times, 30 may 2017

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Manzoor Hussain We in Shina Daradic, use word "Ki" at the end of any area dominated by a certain ethnic or religious group or an area having a particular characteristic or speciality. "Ki" is the Shortened form of Turkish Word "Kui" which is still used in Shina with the same meaning, Village, Abode, Land, country . The Ancient Pagan Abode in Daradistan is Called "Kufraki" while Shinaki means Land of the Shina Speaking Darads (which comprises of the biggest part of ancient Daradistan)-Boroshaski- Land of the Borosho Tribe which is confused with the language...while the language must be "Borosha" instead of Boroshaski, likewise, The Darads of Gilgit Call Baltistan as "Paloyaki"-Land of the Palolo-Twisted from Patolo Tribe Ancient Tibeten Mangol Ruling dynasty and their language is called "Paloya" Similarly The Shina Speaking Darads and the Borosh Tribe call Chitral as Melgoshaski-which means land of the Grapes and wine.

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According to Wazir Ali Shah in his ‘Notes on Kalasha Folklore’ (Selected Papers from the first Hindu-Kush Cultural Conference) the Kalasha themselves state that they are descended from the sixteenth and youngest son and daughter of Adam. They were married to one another and the place they first settled in was called Tsiam. To date no one has located the country or region of this name. Peter Parkes, in his thesis ‘The Social Role of Historical Tradition Among the Kalasha Kafirs of Chitral’, states that in ‘Kalasha History’ there are a number of fragmentary ‘Creation Stories’, which in his view, are clearly borrowed from Islam. Wazir Ali Shah goes on to state that the Kalasha believe that God had kept the three Kalash valleys as his own preserve and then gave it to their ancestors when they were unwilling to marry. He also refers to the popular belief among foreign historians, that the Kalasha are descended from the soldiers of Alexander. He mentions that, in records to Alexander’s campaign in the Hindu Kush, there are accounts of skirmishes with pagan tribes with a culture similar to the Kalasha. Other scholar, including G.A. Grierson and Ghulam Murtaza, think that possibly the Kalasha inhabited the area between lower Bashgul Valley and Ghaga Serai (in Afghanistan) for approximately three centuries. Then, around the tenth and eleventh century A.D, they were driven north towards Chitral by the Bashali Kafirs. In his book ‘Bolor and Dardistan’, Jettmar puts forward a number of parallels between the Kalasha and other remote tribes. He mentions that there is a possible relationship between the wooden images of the Kafirs and those made on western Nepal. Jettmar also draws a link between goat worship among the mountain tribes of Iran and the region of the Karakorams in the east where there is intense goat breeding, and the Kalasha who are famous for their peculiar rites and beliefs connected with wild and domestic goat. With the help of Wazir Ali Shah, who translated some relevant portions of a history called ‘Tarik-e-Chitral’, by the Persian scholar Ghulam Murtaza, Gillian Darling records that, during the first millennium B.C., the whole area of Chitral (which, according to Jettmar, is close to two important migration routes used by the Indo-Aryan invaders-the Oxus-Wakhan Corridor in the north and the Kabul valley in the south), was controlled by the early Darian Iranians. The Chinese assumed power in the first Century B.C. They were overcome in the second century A.D. by the Kushans under the King Kanishka. Under the Kushans, Budhism flourished along with the early pagan religions of the region. During the seventh century A.D., much of the area was invaded by Arab forces and converted to Islam. The Kalasha, themselves, are believed by Murtaza to have arrived in the Chitral area in the tenth century, and came from the Bashgal region which is now Afghanistan. They had been pushed out by other Kafir tribes who in turn were being pressed by invading Islamic armies from the west. Darling goes on to say that in Kalasha oral histories, ‘Tsiam’ is their traditional home. One theory put forward is that it is the town of Chaga Serai in eartern Afhganistan, but Darling is doubtful of this. According to the Kalasha, Tsiam is reputed to be the original home of both General Shalakshah and the Kalasha ‘Messenger of God’- during the winter solstice - the festival of ‘Chau-Maus’. Again, according to Darling, the Kalasha oral histories mention a place called ‘Yarkhan’. Yarkhan was an ancient Buddhist centre which is now in the Chinese western province of Sinkiang. A number of beliefs and institutions of the Kalasha are thought to have originated there. Whether the Kalasha, as claimed by Morganstierne, did indeed move from Tsiam to the Wagul valley to the Chitral area or not, it is obvious, if one reads Robertson’s classic work on the area, that the Kafirs of Nuristan (Eastern Afghanistan) and the Kalasha, who inhabitedthe area east of the Durand Line, are closely related. When this author was in the valley of Waigul, in Nuristan, a village elder told me that he believed the Waigalis, who say that many centuries ago their people migrated to the Kalasha valleys (the Kalasha also give the same story) are descended from the kurds. The Kurds, too, believe they are descended from a regiment of Alexander’s army. They are also of Aryan appearance, are mountain people and are goat herders. Having travelled across Turkey and Syria, this hypothesis seems to me to have some credibility.

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Part of what I was taught to do when I was growing up was to speak up for those who have no voice.to stand up when, Is a wrong to protect those who are not able to protect themselves. That is the duty of every peacemaker. When I see systematic wrong done in the name of the law, I am forced to speak out, stand up and point out the wrongs others suffer.It's not just blacks,Indians, Chicano's or the poor. Every time the system hurts those who expect protection by it I must shout at the top of my lungs, THAT"S WRONG!!!!!!!!!Big Tree Compiled by Mr Robert N Smith,,..

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Graveyard sculptures a dying Kalash art JANUARY 10, 2010 / THE KALASHA TIMES By Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro ISLAMABAD, JAN 10, 2010: The tradition of making wooden statues of ancestors to honour the memory of the dead is still observed among some of the Kalash people of Chitral. These statues, locally called Gandao, can be seen standing over the graves in the three Kalash valleys of Birir, Rumbur and Bomboreth. The practice is on the decline as the Kalash people gradually lose their distinctive culture due to increasing exposure to the outside world.A few families have recently erected gandaos on the graves of their elders. Faizi Kalash has erected two gandaos of his father and uncle in the Brun village, Bumboret valley. One reason for the decline in the old tradition is the shortage of wood carvers who used to carve the statues. Now among the craftsmen who remain in the profession are Yasir Kalash and Bhai Kalash in Brun village of Bumboret valley and Rehmat Wali Kalash in Rumbur are more well known. Rehmat Wali is renowned for making impressive wooden statues. He lives in Kalashgram village in Rumbur valley which was once home to many wooden statues and Kaundriks (triumphal posts). But today they do not exist and are preserved only in the memories of the people. Rehmat Wali believes that there were more than 40 gandaos in different villages of the Rumbur valley which were stolen and sold to smugglers of antiques. The most highly prized gandaos were those of Rambur carved by Khush Baig, Amir, Achayak and Mahamurat and his two sons. Those were also taken away as well as the mounted gandaos of Khush Baig and Amir.The frequent theft of these cultural items discouraged the profession as people stopped spending on the old tradition. In the past people used to go to Prasun and Basghal valleys of Nooristan in Afghanistan to make the gandao of their ancestors. Both valleys had celebrated wood carvers. The father of Rehmat Wali also went to Prasun to learn the art of gandao making.Rehmat Wali Kalash learnt the art of making wooden states from his father who was also a very famous wood carver. Rehmat Wali is handicapped but despite the disability makes gandaos for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. Mostly, foreigners purchase and value his work. They do not pay much yet the wages are sufficient to meet his needs. At present he has nine gandaos in his show room.Rehmat Wali’s distinction as an artist lies in his ability to carve the statues from a single piece of wood. Only the artists of the Prasun and Bashgal valleys have this special talent. He has brought some innovation in his work. Mostly the mounted or seated gandaos wore turbans which symbolised power, bravery or influence that the deceased exercised over his community in the valley. However, Rehmat Wali has made gandao of horsemen with a cap, a woolen cap that is still worn by the Kalash people. The cap has foldings on the front with slits on the sides. The horse has two heads which is a symbol of power in Kalash culture. One can find depictions of the horse’s head on many sanctuaries of the Kalasha. The horse retains an important place in Kalash thought, although, it is virtually impossible for the present day Kalash to keep horses owing to scarcity of grazing fodder in the valleys. The presence of the divine is symbolised by wooden heads of this revered animal in the sanctuaries of Sajigor, Mahandeo, Jestak and others. The sanctuary of the Mahandeo is called Malosh. These shrines are located in different villages of Bumboret valley. However, the most prominent is situated in Brun village. Mahandeo (great god) has a marked character as virile warrior god, who protects the crops, birds, and hunting. He is, in fact, the protector of Kafir villages and Kafir territory as a whole.The Jastak han (the village temple) has on the other hand a feminine personality. She is protector of the home, the family, and the private life, pregnancy, birth, children, love, marriage sickness etc. The ‘kafirs’ hold funeral ceremonies at the Jestak han. As soon as anyone dies in the village, the corpse is placed in a rough wooden coffin and brought to the temple. The innovation introduced by this artist is a gandao without a turban or cap and with its mouth hung open in awe. This reflects according to the artist the lost Kindom of the Kalash who used to rule over all the present Chitral.At present, there is only one gandao of Pilin Baig which remains standing in the Kalashgrum cemetery. Pilin Baig was the grandfather of Rehmat Wali. There is need to preserve this art and patronise the remaining artists. The Lok Virsa can do a lot in this respect. The handicapped artist Rehmat Wali and other artists who are keeping the tradition alive need to be helped. An exhibition of their art at the Lok Virsa can go a long way towards the protection of this dying art. -Dawn....

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Quote By Manzoor HussainWe in Shina Daradic, use word "Ki" at the end of any area dominated by a certain ethnic or religious group or an area having a particular characteristic or speciality. "Ki" is the Shortened form of Turkish Word "Kui" which is still used in Shina with the same meaning, Village, Abode, Land, country . The Ancient Pagan Abode in Daradistan is Called "Kufraki" while Shinaki means Land of the Shina Speaking Darads (which comprises of the biggest part of ancient Daradistan)-Boroshaski- Land of the Borosho Tribe which is confused with the language...while the language must be "Borosha" instead of Boroshaski, likewise, The Darads of Gilgit Call Baltistan as "Paloyaki"-Land of the Palolo-Twisted from Patolo Tribe Ancient Tibeten Mangol Ruling dynasty and their language is called "Paloya" Similarly The Shina Speaking Darads and the Borosh Tribe call Chitral as Melgoshaski-which means land of the Grapes and wine.(picture just arrived from Afghanistan)

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Who are ancient Kambojas and their Land There have been many controversies about the precise location of ancient Kamboja Mahajanapada or Kamboja country as mentioned in our ancient Sanskrit and Pali texts or which finds mention in the classical writings of the Greek, Roman, Chinese or Moslem writers. The footprints of Kambojas have been found in Iran, Bukhara, Balakh, Fargana, Sogdiana, Pamirs, Badakhshan, Hindukush, Kashmir, Kabol Valley (Paropamisadean region/Kaffirstan), Kandhar, Gazni, Sindh, Balochistan, Gujrat/Kathiawad, Mathura, Ayudhya, Tibet, Nepal, Assam, Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pardesh, in South India, Sri Lanka, Indochina (Cambodia) etc. So the various scholars, Indian and foreign, have tried to locate their KAMBOJA country, in South India, Gujrat-Kathiwad, Sindh-Sauvir, Balauchistan, Nepal, Tibet, Assam, Kandhar/Gazni, Kaffirstan, Pamir/Badakshan as also in Central Asia, comprising southern parts of Russian and Chinese Turkestan, according as, where they had found the foot prints of the Kamboja people, during the phase of history under their study. But unfortunately, still, the scholars are not unanimous in their location of Ancient Kamboja Mahajanapada which stands mentioned numerously in our Sanskrrit and Pali Texts. Says Dr Moti Chander : " The Kambojas were important people, but strange as it may look the Indologists are not at all unanimous in their location of this ancient country" (Geographical and Economic Studies in the Mahabharata Upayana Parva, JUPHS, Vol. XVI, Pt. II., p 42). Let us start to unfold the story of location and identification of Kamboja from the beginning. ANCIENT KAMBOJA OF SANSKRIT/PALI LITERATURE: Vayu Purana (V) [I 45.118], Brahmanda Purana (V) [ I, 2.16.49), Markandeya Purana [57.36] and Vamana Purana [13.40] etc describes the Kamboja tribes in the Udychya or Uttarapatha. Markendya (58) [Markendya 58.30.32], Vishnu Dharmottara [I.9.6] mention them as tribes of south-west. Brahta Samhita also mentions them in the South-west near Gujarat/Sorasher (Brahta Samhita XIV, 17-19). Markendya (55/30-33) groups them with the Pahlavas, Sindhus and Sauviras and Vishnu Dharmottara groups them with Strirajya (Bahlika) and the Yavanas, it goes without saving that these texts refer to the countries of northg-west of India. Later some time, when many clans of these tribes were located near Saurashtra/Gujarat (after 2nd c/1 ist c BC), they find mention in Garuda Purana (55.13) in Dakshinapatha. Brahata Samhita (14/17-19) mentions them near Gujarat in south-west division in association with Sindhu SauvirSorashter Dravid etc. In his Arathshastra, Brahaspati, has shown Kamboja as a great country, associated with the Dasrana country in south-west [IHQ., Vol XXVI-2, 1950, p 127]. Very interestingly, Agni Purana mentions two Kambojas...Kamboja and Kambhoja located somewhere in South and South west division (Dr J. L. Kamboj). Rajvilas, a mediaeval age Text also associates Kamboja with SorashterGujarat and Kachch countries. [Rajbilas 1/112]. Balmiki Ramayana locates Kamboja in general in the Uttarapatha of Indian peninsula but does not give us its precise location. Per BALMIKI RAMAYANA, Sugariva figures as directing the monkeys to go to Uttarapatha, the lands of the Kambojas, Yavanas, Sakas and the Vardas (Pardasa?) (Ramayana Kishakanda Saraga, 43.12). Thus Ramayana places Saka, Kamboja Yavana etc tribes as neighbors in the extrem north beyond Surasena, Prasthala, Bharatas, Kurus and Madrakas. Further, in Vashista-Vishwamitra war over Kamdhenu, which was probably fought over in Afghanistan, the Kambojas, Sakas, Yavanas etc tribes are again shown to have participated as allies or supporters of Vashista against Vishwamitra. As Sakas, Yavanas etc are the well known tribes of the Uttarapatha, their Associates, the Kambojas are also qualify to have been their Uttarapathian neighbors. All these tribes are shown as having been jointly `created by the divine powers of Kamdhenu' on special plea by Vashist. See below: tasyA humbhAravAjjAtAH kAmbojA ravisaMnibhAH . Udhasastvatha sa~njAtAH pahlavAH shastrapANayaH .. 2..\ yonideshAchcha yavanaH shakR^iddeshAchchhakAstathA . romakUpeShu mechchhAshcha harItAH sakirAtakAH .. 3..\ (Ramayana 1/52-55). Mahabharata also associates Kambojas with Sakas, Yavanas tribes at several places and also counts them amongst the Uttarapathian tribes: Saka-Yavana-KAMBOJAstasta: Kasatrya Jatyah: Vrishaltam parigta brahmanahnamdrashnaat (MBH 13/33/22) But in the following Shloka of Mahabharata, the Kambojas are shown as belonging to western region of India. ShakAnAM pahlavAnA.n cha daradAnAM cha ye nRipAH. KAmbojA RiShikA ye cha pashchimAnUpakAshcha ye// (Udyogaparvam-4/15) So much so, in Mahabharata war, the Saka, Kamboja and Yavana tribes had fought to gather under the joint command of Kamboja king Sudakshina Kamboj. See evidence below: Viduymano vatain bahurup ivambuda:/ Sudakshinashach Kambojo Yavanaishach shakaistha// (MBH 5/19/23) This undoubtedly verifies the Kambojas to have been the neighbor and friends of Sakas/Yavanas and hence living somewhere in the Uttarapatha division of Ancient India. MUDRARAKHASA DRAMA (II.2). Kambojas, Sakas etc have also been portrayed as the tribes of Uttarapatha in Mudrarakasha drama of Buddist texts and they are shown to have jointly formed core of the Chander Gupta Maurya's composite army of Uttarapathian warriors which had decisively defeated the Magadha dynasty of Nandas/Nandins. e.g. Asti tava Shaka-Yavana-Kirata-Kamboja-Parsika-Bahlika parbhutibhi: Chankyamatipragrahittaishach Chander Gupt Parvateshvar Balairudadhibhiriv parchalitsalilaih: Samantad uprudham Kusumpuram (Mudrarakshasa II.2) All these examples points out at fact that the Kambojas who were the allies and neighbors of the well-known Uttarapathian tribes like Sakas, Parthas, Yavanas etc were most probably also located in the Uttarapatha somewhere. Ashoka's Rock edicts (R.E. V (Yona-Kamboj-Gamdharnam...), R.E. XIII (Yona-Kambojesu), & Shar-I-Kunha Inscriptions of Kandhar (Aramic/Greek version representing Yonas and Kambojas respectively) document some Kamboja population in Kandhar, and Kandhar/Kabul/Lamghan/Swat valley (testified by linguist traces) but it does not talk about the Kambojas of Central Asia..Obviously the people in mind in Asoka's rock edicts were the Paropamisadean Republican Kambojas who had crossed the Hindu Kush range and had occupied the Paropamisadean region (south of Hindukush) a little before times of Ashoka. The republican Asvakyan (Ashvak/Ashmak) and Asvayana (Asapas) Kambojas of the Puranic literature and Panini's Ashta-dhyai belong to this class. In Dhammapada's commentary on Petuvathu, Dvarka is associated with Kamboja as its Capital or its important city. (ref: The Buddhist Concepts of Spirits, p 81, Dr B. C. Law). See evidence below: "Yasa asthaya gachham Kambojam dhanharika/ ayam kamdado yakkho iyam yakham nayamasai// iyam yakkham gahetvan sadhuken pasham ya/ yanam aaropyatvaan khippam gaccham Davarkaan ti// [Buddhist Text Khudak Nikaya (P.T.S)] ANCIENT KAMBOJA LOCATION ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT INVESITIGATORS: Based on this evidence of Buddhist Jatakja, Dr. T. W. Rhys David locates Kamboja somewhere in Northern India (Uttarapatha) and fixes its Capital as Davarka. (Buddhist India, p 17).

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Quote, Athenian The Greeks Knew No Nation Beyond Bacteria, Athenian Play right Euripides wanted to write about Dionysus who was born in the far east ,He called it Bactria, and the philosopher Aristotle argued that from the Hindukush one could see the eastern Ocean ,UNQUOTE, Kalash the word Kalash did not exist to Greeks it was Asia Minor than in folk stories and Poems. Only after Alexanders visit brought new Colonies and new influence to Greeks in the sub-continent it was famous for Wine throughout History... I see lots of My Old Friends in this Kalash Movie done by a Kalash-as i am going there since 1980-

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Sherwin Lathrop7 months ago The scythians Are the Xiongnu and the Xiongnu are the Huns, and the huns are the mongols.. Scythians were called Saka by the Romans meaning silk... Sakas is the land of the silk... when the Xiongnu disappeared in chinese history, they pop up in middle eastern literature... when they disappear in middle eastern and european history they show up in asian history... It has evidence that the Scythian came in to contact with both east and west.. The scythian was a huge nomadic tribe that just seem to disappear... The only reason they disappeared was because of misidentification... According tho chinese history... the Mongol (united nomadic tribes) and the San Miao are the largest population of nomads that ever come out of the central asian steppes... ironically according to European and middle eastern history.... the scythians are a big nomadic tribe that disappear into the central asian steppes. These 4 population of have uncanny similarities... They are all nomadic, they all are shamanistic, they all wear those stupid pointy hats, they all dress their horses in mask... they all wear silk, hemp, and animal skin... they all are from central asia, they all are expert at mounted warfare... they alll fight with scimitars and masters at bows. The all are indo-asiatic decent... The scythians were masters at metal work... ironically the chinese give credit to the San Miao people for being metal work into china.... The san miao introduced it to the chinese...

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Kapiśa is related to and includes Kafiristan. The scholarly community holds that Kapiśa is equivalent to the Sanskrit Kamboja.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Kamboja and Kapiśa are believed to be two attempts to render the same foreign word (which could not appropriately be transliterated into Sanskrit).[16][17][18][19] Dr. S. Levi holds that Persian Kambujiya or Kau(n)bojiya, Sanskrit Kamboja as well as Kapiśa, all etymologically refer to the same foreign word.[20][21][22] The evidence from third century Buddhist tantra text Mahamayuri, which uses Kabusha for Kapisha, and the Ramayana-manjri by Sanskrit Acharya, Kshmendra of Kashmir (11th century), which specifically equates Kapiśa with Kamboja, thus substituting the former with the latter, sufficiently attest that Kapiśa and Kamboja are the same.[23][24] According to the Indian history series: History and Culture of Indian People, Kapisa and Kamboja are the same.[25] Scholars such as Dr. Moti Chandra and Dr. Krishna Chandra Mishra also write that the Karpasika (of Mahabharata)[26] and Kapisa (Ki-pin/Ka-pin/Chi-pin of the Chinese writings) are synonymous terms.[27] Both Karpasika and Kapiśa are essentially equivalent to Sanskrit Kamboja.[28] The Paninian term Kapiśi is believed to have been the capital of ancient Kamboja.[29] Kapiśa (Ki-pin, Ke-pin, Ka-pin, Chi-pin of the Chinese records) refers to the Kamboja kingdom, located on the south-eastern side of the Hindukush in the Paropamisadae region. It was anciently inhabited by the Aśvakayana (Greek: Assakenoi), and the Aśvayana (Greek Aspasio) (q.v.) sub-tribes of the Kambojas. Epic Mahabharata refers to two Kamboja settlements: one called Kamboja, adjacent to the Daradas (of Gilgit), extending from Kafiristan to south-east Kashmir including Rajauri/Poonch districts,[30][31] while the original Kamboja, known as Parama Kamboja, was located north of Hindukush in Transoxiana territory, mainly in Badakshan and Pamirs/Allai valley, as neighbors to the Rishikas in the Scythian land.[32] Ptolemy refers to two Kamboja territories/and or ethnics - viz.: Tambyzoi, located north of Hindukush on Oxus in Bactria/Badakshan, and Ambautai, located on the southern side of Hindukush in Paropamisadae. The Komoi clan of Ptolemy, inhabiting towards Sogdiana mountainous regions north of Bactria, is believed by scholars to represent the Kamboja people.[33] Front ranking scholars like Dr. S. Levi, Dr Michael Witzel, and numerous others accept the identity of Tambyzoi and Ambautai with Sanskrit Kamboja. The Ptolemian Ambautai formed parts of the Kapiśa kingdom under sway of Aśvakayana/Aśvayana (Aśvaka) Kambojas. It appears probable that the original home of the Kambojas was trans-Oxian Kamboja, from where some tribal sections moved southwards and established colonies in Paropamisan on southern side of Hindukush. Over time, the Paropamisan settlements came to be addressed as Kamboja proper, whereas the original Kamboja settlement lying north of Hindukush in Transoxiana became known as 'Parama-Kamboja', or furthest Kamboja.[34] Some scholars call Parama Kamboja 'Uttara-Kamboja', or northern Kamboja[35] or Distant Kamboja.[36] The Kapisa-Kamboja equivalence, as suggested by scholars such as Dr. Levi, applies to the Paropamisan Kamboja settlement. Kafir and Kafiristan etymologically derived from Kapiśa[edit] According to the conventional etymology, the name "Kafir" derives from Arabic Kafir, commonly translated into English as "infidels" or "idolaters." Kafiristan, then, would be "The Land of the Infidels". This explanation would justify the renaming of the country after its Islamization. Many historians,[37] however, opine that the local name "Kafir" comes from Kapiś (= Kapish), the ancient Sanskrit name of the region that included historic Kafiristan. This is also given as "Ki-pin" (or Ke-pin, Ka-pin, Chi-pin) in old Chinese chronicles. This name, unrelated to the Arabic word, is believed to have, at some point, changed into the word Kapir. This linguistic phenomenon is not unusual for this region. The name of King Kanishaka, who once ruled over this region, is also found written as "Kanerika", an example of "ś" or "sh" changing to "r."[38] In a similar way, Kapiś - the name of the people of Kapiś/Kapiśa - is believed to have changed to Kapir and then Kafir.[39][40][41] One of the dominant clan of the Kafirs was known as Katir until recently. The second change from Kapir to Kafir may have occurred spontaneously, since the exchange of "p" by "f" is common in Indo-European languages.[42] It may also have been the result of confusion or intentional wordplay with the Arabic word, since the Kafirs were pagans until 1895. The derivation of Kafiristan is now fairly easy, since -stan in Iranian language means country, abode, or place. Kafiristan would literally mean the land or abode of the Kafir (Kapir) peoples i.e. people belonging to Kapiśa. Today, it is disputed if the term Kafir really defines a traditional ethnic group.

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I'm afraid this Aryan invasion never happened. I am translating the rig veda at the moment and there is no question of this migration-invasion, nor of a country that we left, nor of a new country, etc... All that came out of a mastermind (Max Muller) and was enthusiastically received by the "scientific" racists of that time when colonialism needed justification.

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Mr. W. W. McNair’s visit to Kafiristan in 1883. William Watts McNair joined the Department in 1867 when he was only 18 years old, and continued to serve in it until his death in 1889. In the official proceedings of the Surveyor-General of India for August 1889 a very appreciative notice of his services will be found. After expressing deep regret at his death and describing his services with various parties, mainly on the Frontier and including participa­tion as a surveyor with the Afghan Field Force’s actions before Kabul in the winter of 1879-80 and the subsequent defence of Sherpur, the Surveyor-General wrote: His ability as an observer, his readiness of resource under unusual diffi­culties, and his power of attaching the frontier people to him personally, have been just as conspicuous throughout this duty as were his energy and success as a geographical topographer. Apart from his departmental career, he has won a lasting name as an explorer by his adventurous journey to Kafiristan in 1883, when on leave. It may be fairly claimed for him that he was the first European officer who set foot in that impracticable country, and he is still the best authority on many of the routes leading to it. His services to geographical science were recognized by the Royal Geographical Society,[3] who awarded him the Murchison Grant, and there can be little doubt that a distinguished career was still before him, when he was suddenly cut off in the prime of his life. I now come to my narrative of McNair’s journey to Kafiristan, the material for which I have extracted from the very interesting paper read by him at a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society on the 10th December 1883. The idea of visiting Kafiristan during his period of leave first entered McNair’s head when a certain Saiyid, whom Major Holdich, r.e., of the Survey had made over to him for instruction, announced that he thought it possible to enter the Kafir country by accompany­ing Mians Hussain Shah and Sahib Gul, who were in the habit of visiting Chitral annually through Dir or by the Kunar valley for purposes of trade. These two Mians belonged to the Kaka Khel section of Pathans, all members of which were much respected throughout Afghanistan and also to some extent by the Kafirs, who would not knowingly attack them owing to the memory of an epi­demic of cholera which once broke out amongst them after they had returned from murdering a party of Kaka Khels, and which they superstitiously attributed to their influence. W.W. MCNAIR SAHIB GUL W.W. MCNAIR HUSSAIN SHAH McNair decided to disguise himself as a Mohammedan Hakim or Tabib, and to confine his speech to Urdu, a language which he knew as well as English, and to eschew Pushtu, his foreign intonation of which might lead to his detection, while his knowledge of it would enable him to understand any conversation carried out by Pathans in his presence. Having obtained the consent of the two Mians to the plan, McNair arrived at Nowshera1 on the 9th April 1883, and, to use his own words, by 3 o’clock on the following morning with head shaved, a weak solution of caustic and walnut juice applied to hands and face, and wearing the dress peculiar to the Mians or Kaka Khels, he sallied out as Mir Mohammed or Hakim Sahib, in company with Mian Hussain Shah. It may not be amiss here to point out the great risks run by McNair in adopting this plan. In the first place he jeopardized his position as a Government servant by disobeying the strict injunctions that no European might cross the frontier without permission. His decision to disregard this risk, however, was, in his case, merely another proof of his devotion to what he deemed his duty, and of his daring character. He expected no reward beyond the satisfaction of know­ing that he had furnished a valuable addition to our knowledge of the Frontier. He knew that Sir Charles McGregor, the Quartermaster- General, was most anxious to obtain the information; and he felt that, owing to knowledge of the character and language of the Border tribesmen, he was better able than most to bring his adventure to a satisfactory conclusion.

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THE HIMALAYAN JOURNAL HIMALAYAN JOURNAL 08 EARLY EXPLORERS OF KAFIRISTAN authored by Lieut.-Colonel B. E. M. GURDON | published in April 1, 1936 During the summer of 1935 the columns of The Times contained interesting information, furnished by their Simla correspondent, regarding the activities of a German expedition which was then ex­ploring Kafiristan or Nuristan (Land of Enlightenment), as the Afghans apparently call that region since the forcible conversion of the people to Islam by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan. The correspondent stated that, according to Captain Cobb, formerly Assistant Political Agent in Chitral, little now remains of the pagan beliefs and rites formerly practised except among the small settlements of Bashgal Kafirs, who, in 1895, to avoid religious perse­cution, fled to the Bumboret, Rumbur, and Urtsun valleys on the Chitral side of the watershed. During my five years' service in Chitral as Assistant Political Agent I visited these settlements on several occasions, so I was naturally much interested. The Simla correspondent also stated that so far as is known a great part of Nuristan had never been explored by a European. This last statement led to Mr. H. O. King's letter in The Times of 18th July 1935, in which he pointed out that Mr. W. W. McNair of the Indian Survey Department had visited Kafiristan in 1883 and that he was awarded the Murchison grant of the Royal Geographical Society, before whom he read a paper on his exploit, on the 10th December 1883.Help Preserve Kalash Page from Face Book Presents KALASH Tribe in NEED immediately,

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Muhammad Kashif AliMuhammad and 5 others manage the membership and posts for HELP PRESERVE KALASH as a UN protective site. Salam miss Arshiya It is a good piece of writing as emerging journalist but history requires some other patterns Please do not take my critique personal “The origins of the Kalash tribe continue to remain in doubt.” Not too much doubious, they are Indo-Aryan, Genetic researches suggest “their land is called Kafiristan.” No, there land is called Kalashdesh or Kalashgum, Kafiristan was in Afghanistan till 1896 before conversion, new name of Kafiristan is Nuristan “Razhawai, Cheo, Bala Sing and Nagar Chao” Its Raja Wai, Bulasing “The ruler Shah Nadir Raees subjugated the people and forced them to convert to Islam.” No, Mehters, ruler of Chitral did not do so, otherwise ho it was possible to have strong Kalasha even today after many centuries, the Kalasha were enslaved not converted “They do not make special arrangements for marriages,” Oh! In one line I can’t deny this statement, for this topic read “Our Women are Free” by Wynne Maggi “Many tourists visit these valleys to attend the festival” That is the reason of decline of the Kaalasha culture, their festivals are ritual based, dur to flux of tourist they hesitate to perfume, their festivals are not merely festival joy for tourists………….controlled tourism can survive the Kalasha for long time “They instruct locals not to allow tourists to stay at their houses. Journalists, moreover,are required to take permission from the scouts to cover the festival’s events.” That is good initiative, however a code of conduct is needed “On the first day of the festival, the local peopleadorn their houses with flowers. ” Which festival? You did not mentioned; Zhoshi, Uchaw, Caomos or Prun? “God Goshidai” Its Khudai “This grand civilization” It is a culture not civilization “Tourism has also fallen steeply since 9/11.” A fact that extremism in post 9/11 era hit the industry badly 2 Manage Like · Reply · 17h Mbugi Ansari replied · 1 Reply Subhan Kalash Subhan Kalash Well kafiristan was not basic name at that time. It was called satrumadesh in kalash language . The name was kept by Persian author on his visit in early 80's. 6 Manage Like · Reply · 16h Muhammad Kashif Ali replied · 1 Reply Subhan Kalash Subhan Kalash No for nooristan 3 Manage Like · Reply · 14h Hide 11 Replies Sviatoslav Kaverin Sviatoslav Kaverin How do Kalash call those particular tribes who speak Nuristani languages (peoples of Nuristan)? 1 Manage Like · Reply · 9h Mbugi Ansari Mbugi AnsariYou and 19 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for HELP PRESERVE KALASH as a UN protective site. Sviatoslav Kaverin Kasivoh.. Manage Like · Reply · 3h Kalsha Nooristani Kalsha NooristaniKalsha and 23 others joined HELP PRESERVE KALASH as a UN protective site within the last two weeks. Give them a warm welcome into your community! Mbugi Ansari , Do Kalash call us Nuristanis by this name (Kasivoh)? I thought that’s what we call the Kalash. 2 Manage Like · Reply · 1h Mbugi Ansari Mbugi AnsariYou and 19 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for HELP PRESERVE KALASH as a UN protective site. Kalsha Nooristani Vice Versa, Its a Long Family Divided by circumstances, Old ladies of Kalash used to Go to a cave in Bamboorate valley at time of war, or Raids to abduct pretty girls, among different clans, so this word was used, Kasivoh, are Coming, so pots and pans were beaten to alarm every body would start Climbing on a cave, 1 Manage Like · Reply · 1h Kalsha Nooristani Kalsha NooristaniKalsha and 23 others joined HELP PRESERVE KALASH as a UN protective site within the last two weeks. Give them a warm welcome into your community! Mbugi Ansari very interesting. Those raids were very common among different villages at that time and we have very interesting stories of these raids. People from kamdesh would come and loot our villages and our people would go, raid and loot Payns (Parunis) and they would go and loot Kantiwa and so on. But the fact that we (Nuristanis and Kalash) use the same name addressing each other is very interesting. 2 Manage Like · Reply · 58m Mbugi Ansari Mbugi AnsariYou and 19 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for HELP PRESERVE KALASH as a UN protective site. Kalsha Nooristani at bthye end of Valley of Bamboorate Lives a Family Of AZAR. Yousuf Nooristani after fleeing from Kabul Museum stayed with them,this is the Family Of AZAR, He was adopted by a British Officer, and after his return wrote a book , which was Added in Culture conference of the Hindukush 2 Manage Like · Reply · 55m Kalsha Nooristani Kalsha NooristaniKalsha and 23 others joined HELP PRESERVE KALASH as a UN protective site within the last two weeks. Give them a warm welcome into your community! When I read your comment, I remembered something my grandma used to tell when I was a kid. The exact story (of raids) of what you just wrote. It’s very interesting. 1 Manage Like · Reply · 53m · Edited Sviatoslav Kaverin Sviatoslav Kaverin Kalsha Nooristani please, write down your stories 1 Manage Like · Reply · 14m Sviatoslav Kaverin Sviatoslav Kaverin Kalsha Nooristani, Mbugi Ansari: Kasivoh , Kaswo - that refers to Dardic Kalash of Chitral only. 2 Manage Like · Reply · 12m Kalsha Nooristani Kalsha Nooristani Sviatoslav Kaverin surely I will. Manage Like · Reply · 1m Mbugi Ansari Mbugi AnsariYou and 19 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for HELP PRESERVE KALASH as a UN protective site. Sviatoslav Kaverin I dont Know ..about DARD,,,when I heard It from a Kalash her self.she was Giving Milk to her baby and People were agitating against Jungle Rights,from AYUN,,, i went To Nooristani Family of AZAR to ask More details,about it,,, Mr Augusto Cacopardo,Alberto Cacopardo..... despite writing a Book Called Paristan has not Heard of It, also Son Of Azar sang a song for me In 1989, with wonderful words, May be Mumtaz Hussain,and Manzoor Hussain.. will like to Join us on this,, Manage Like · Reply · 1m Mbugi Ansari Write a reply... Mbugi Ansari Mbugi AnsariYou and 19 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for HELP PRESERVE KALASH as a UN protective site. My Dear Subhan Kalash,The Name Satruma, is a Name among Kalash ,its also the name of My Adopted Sister,also Taoos Bibi My Adopted family sons and daughters of AWAZ KHAN,of Anijh Village, Bamboorate valley, Old name of Nooristan ? Kafiristan is not enti...See More Manage Image may contain: sky, snow, outdoor and nature 1 Like · Reply · 3h Mbugi Ansari Mbugi AnsariYou and 19 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for HELP PRESERVE KALASH as a UN protective site. Old Kalash Nooristani Kafiristani and Black Robed Kalash tribe were also called Kasivoh,

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