Pashto Folktale | An ostracised disabled prince rescues his brothers from a demon, paving his way to social acceptance.

Urban Legend | Punjab | A cryptid rumoured to roam the streets of Lahore.

It is interesting how what sprouts from the land, the trees; make their way into the language & literature of the people who know that...

Epic Poetry | Originally Persian, Absorbed into Urdu via Translation | Conference of the Birds

Epic Adventure | Urdu, Persian and Arabic | Anecdotal Fable from the Sindbadnameh

Tattooing has been a part of ancient traditions across the world, for men and women alike. In several cultures, including Pakistan, it...

Epic Adventure | Urdu, Persian and Arabic | Anecdotal Fable from the Sindbadnameh

Punjabi Folktale | A Happily-Ever-After fairytale.

Balochi Folktale | Unrequited love between a fairy and a mortal.

Balochi Folktale | Mullah Izzat and Mehruk

Mughal-era Folktale | A rags-to-riches journey of a child from Punjab

Once, during the Nauroz celebrations in Shiraz, the King of Persia was about to retire when an Indian arrived, leading a horse that...

Pashto Folktale | A tragedy set against the backdrop of the Mughal Emperor Akbar's Court

Legend | Hazrat Sarmad Kashani, a Sufi Saint

Pashto Folktale | The tragic romance of Fateh Khan and Rabia, which ended in tragedy.

Prince Gulfaam was born at the court of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh. Smitten by accounts of famous European operas, the...

Did you know that ancient beliefs are shared between various Dardic people like the Kalash, Kho, and Shina? The religiosity of the...

Several sources suggest that Demetrius was the first Indo-Greek ruler to extend his conquests to the Indian subcontinent. By 182 BCE, he...

Zakariya al-Qazwini's "Ajaib-al-Makhlooqat Wa Gharaib-al-Maujoodat" (The Wonders of Creation) delves into the mystic cosmos with...

Mythology from the Muslim World | A mythical island on a river which runs from China to the Arabian Sea