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The Tale of a Smuggled Urdu Magazine
Rumour has it there once was an Urdu magazine so popular that it was smuggled across the border and sold for exorbitant prices.

Folkloristan
Oct 22, 20224 min read


Shalir Balir
This story is about a herdsman. Back in the day, people used to give the charge of their goats and sheep to people they knew. The...

Folkloristan
Oct 8, 20223 min read


Angaya Bangaya
Once upon a time, there was a goat. She had two little baby goats, named Angaya and Bangaya. She used to go to the forest everyday,...

Folkloristan
Oct 8, 20223 min read


History of Shalwar Kameez
what we know as the Angrakha today is a cousin of the national dress of Uzbekistan. The tunic, made from lighter and more flowy fabric.

Folkloristan
Oct 2, 20222 min read


Hani Shah Mureed
Once upon a time, there lived a charming young noblewoman from the Rind tribe, famed for her intelligence and strength of character. Her...

Folkloristan
Oct 1, 20224 min read


Ustaad Amanat Ali Khan
Ustad Amanat immersed himself in the learning of the classical tradition of ‘Khayal’ (a Persian word which means imagination and thought.

Punnu Khan
Sep 29, 20224 min read


Mohtarma Parveen Shakir
Parveen Shakir was born on 24 November 1952. She was born into a middle-class home. She had started writing at a rather young age.

Rida Baloch
Sep 29, 20223 min read


"One Week in Leningrad" - Excerpts from an Urdu Travelogue
“I noticed how different the land and air of Leningrad was from back home in India. It was barely morning, and smoke from factory chimneys.

Folkloristan
Sep 20, 20223 min read


The Modern Circus in Pakistan
Performers and entertainers traveled around, earning coins for their skills, a practice in modern-day Pakistan.

Folkloristan
Sep 20, 20221 min read


Did you know about the history of Kundan Jewellery?
Kundan jewellery is one of the oldest crafting styles; it was brought to South Asia several centuries ago.

Folkloristan
Sep 20, 20221 min read


Mussarat Nazeer
Mussarat Nazeer was first offered a supporting role in the film "Qatil (1955)," where she was nicknamed "Chandni" by the director.

Punnu Khan
Sep 18, 20222 min read


Abdullah Hussain's "Udaas Naslein"
Abdullah Hussain rose to roar fame after writing his debut novel Udaas Naslein, first published in 1964 and translated into English.

Rida Baloch
Sep 18, 20224 min read


Nomadic Culture, Migration, and the Effects of Colonialism
According to research, Many Baloch people migrated during the “Little Ice Age” to different parts of Punjab in diverse waves.

Rida Baloch
Sep 7, 20224 min read


Vanguard Hunter Askari
Askari Mirza was the second youngest son of Mughal Emperor Babur. As such, it was unlikely that he would ever become the heir-apparent.

Folkloristan
Sep 1, 20223 min read


Pakistan's Postal History
As a colony of the British Empire, postal stamps minted in the name of the British Monarch were used in the Indian Subcontinent.

Folkloristan
Aug 30, 20222 min read


Did you know about the history of paper currency in Pakistan?
1861: Paper Currency Act, the British Crown gains monopoly of issuing paper currency .

Folkloristan
Aug 30, 20222 min read


Did you know about links between medieval Gwadar and Muscat?
Kech-Makran coastal region of Balochistan held immense importance during medieval times.It was an important link between the Middle East

Folkloristan
Aug 30, 20222 min read


Did you know about the colonization of insanity in the subcontinent?
Transplanting European ideas of treating the mentally ill into Indian society, however, proved difficult.

Folkloristan
Aug 30, 20221 min read


Mohsin Naqvi
Moshin Naqvi had the power to give human emotions the deepness of an ocean through his words. His words would pierce right through the chest

Rida Baloch
Aug 30, 20223 min read


Bano Qudsiya's Raja Gidh
Suppose you live in Pakistan and are affiliated with Pakistani literature in any way. In that case, you must have heard the name "Raja Gidh'

Rida Baloch
Aug 30, 20223 min read
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