the-south-asian June 2001

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This issue

-Kalash of Chitral valley in Pakistan

-Hidden Falls of Tibet

- Endangered Medicinal Plants

- Manchester the city hosting the Commonwealth Games 2002

and other articles

June 2001

Kalash of Chitral Valley
by
Dr. Peter Parkes

Kafiristan, the land of Kalash (in Chitral Valley of Pakistan), romanticised by the visiting foreign researchers and tourism promotion agencies in the country, has been fast moving towards the brink of bankruptcy. Contemporary accounts of the Kalasha - including ethnography, development prospectuses, and travel journalism - reiterate a handful of romantic motifs: mysterious 'Aryan' origins, or legendary Greek descent from Alexander the Great; ancient shamanic mysteries; prehistoric 'children of nature'; an arcadian 'lost world'.

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Hidden Falls
The Hidden Falls at the centre of the Tsangpo gorge in Tibet have challenged explorers for years. Ken Storm and his team of explorers made their way to this magical land and came back with a stunning film for the National Geographic Channel

Tunday Kababi
of Lucknow

For over a century, the succulent kebabs of a decrepit but renowned shop in Lucknow have lured food enthusiasts from all over the world. The fans of this quaint eatery are said to include Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, film stars Shabana Azmi, Shah Rukh Khan and more..