Atrocities of the British Raj in the Indian Subcontinent: from theft to gas chambers to massacres.

Ten words common between Romani and Urdu, or other languages in Pakistan.

Seven mythological objects from the Hamzanama.

Learn more about the mistranslation of the Masnavi Shahzada Bahram Ao Gul Andamay by Oriental writers.

Different genres of folk poetry in Balochi, language of the Baloch people.

The sons and daughters of Iblis, Satan, in Muslim Tradition.

Read more on Jean-Paul Sartre's South Asian predecessor: Mirza Ghalib.

The folklore of Bengali Muslin, a fabric for royalty, an industry destroyed by colonisation.

The Seven Jinn Kings who once ruled the Earth from Muslim folklore.

Read more on the HMS Afridi, one of Britain's finest Tribal Class Destroyers, named after a Pakhtun tribe.

Explore the symbolism and folklore of Jasmine Flowers in Pakistan and Muslim culture at large.

A fable about a she-goat and a crow about being helpful.

In a land where mountains kissed the clouds, and melting sun bathed the emerald plains, ruled a King as kind as he was just. The lands...

Punjabi Folktale | A curse turns a princess into a frog, until she is rescued by fate, and a prince.

Wakhi Folktale | A legend about a hunter and an Ibex

Punjabi Folktale | A fable on love, deceit and motherhood.

Punjabi Folktale | A fable on friendship

Balochi Folktale | A fable set against the backdrop of a forest

Kashmiri Folktale | A Dervish aids a king in freeing himself from a snake-woman

Sajji | A traditional dish from Balochistan