Author : Zeeshan rasheed, dr. muhammad kashif ali
Keyword : Wakhi people, wakhi culture, wakhi of gojal, hunza, karakoram highway
Subject : Social sciences
Article Type : Original article (research)
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Abstract : This article attempts to probe into the history, origin, customs, rituals, fairs, festivals, and development of the Wakhi People of Gojal-Hunza Pakistan. They are Indo–Iranian people of central Asia and were forced to migrate from their original homeland Wakhan to different areas of northern Pakistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and China in search of peaceful livelihood. From 1870 to 1948 they migrated in waves from Wakhan. They are an agro-pastoral community and due to their special skills in animal husbandry, they succeeded in surviving even in those remote areas where life is not so easy. The festivals are the pivotal activities of the Wakhi Society. Both the happiness and the sad events are celebrated with complete decorum. A detailed view of the festivals has been shared to understand what the dimensions of society were. The merging of Hunza as an independent state to Pakistan was a major factor that affected many changes in the social, economic, and political life of the Wakhi people of Gojal. This aspect was focused on and explored. How life has changed in terms of modernism is also reflected in this study. Historical descriptive and analytical methods were used to carry out the research. For the qualitative research of the Wakhi people, access to primary and secondary materials was expanded, and the primary author spent a significant amount of time with the community, observing their daily and social lives and conducting interviews after forming a very excellent relationship.
Article by : Dr Syed Aftab Alam
Article add date : 2024-01-19
How to cite : Zeeshan rasheed, dr. muhammad kashif ali. (2024-January-19). Cia, inter-services intelligence (isi, counterterrorism, indian lobby. retrieved from https://www.openacessjournal.com/abstract/1492