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Folkloristan
Oct 22, 20222 min read
Baloch Resistance against Portuguese Invaders
The Baloch were mentioned in Portuguese documents as Nautaques, which means "pirates" this was the name given to the Baloch from Jask-Gwadr
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Folkloristan
Oct 22, 20224 min read
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.
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Folkloristan
Oct 2, 20222 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.
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Folkloristan
Sep 20, 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.
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Folkloristan
Sep 20, 20221 min read
The Modern Circus in Pakistan
Performers and entertainers traveled around, earning coins for their skills, a practice in modern-day Pakistan.
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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.
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Rida Baloch
Sep 7, 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.
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Folkloristan
Sep 1, 20223 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.
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Folkloristan
Aug 30, 20222 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.
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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 .
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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
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Folkloristan
Aug 30, 20221 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.
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