For just as the british house of commons is an assembly, so in chitral, the mehtar, seated on a platform and hedged about with a certain dignity, dispensed justice or law in sight of some hundreds of his subjects, who heard the arguments, watched the process of debate, and by their attitude in the main decided the issue. Learn the origin and popularity plus how to pronounce chitral. The area of the state now forms the chitral district in the khyber pakhtunkhwa province. May be read online, printed, or downloaded for further study. Feb 28, 2010 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
The ruling family of chitral traces its decent from baba ayub, a disciple of the saint, kamal. Part two, selected documents from the secret and political records, 18851900 on. Young husband, formerly political officer at chitral, and during the campaign correspondent of the times, and his brother, captain g. Day by day for august 30, 2006 picturesque chitral town sits in pakistans northwest district, walled in by the hindu kush range. Chitral, the northernmost district of khyber pakhtunkhwa kpk. Aug 30, 2006 chitral became an administrative district in 1969. If you are a naturalist, chitral gol national park is the place for you. An episode of the great game examines the true story of a garrison of british army officers and their indian troops at chitral fort, and the subsequent military campaign fought to relieve them.
Chitral dastaan by mustansar hussain tarar free download. Shahzada ghaziuddin prince of nagar was a graduate from aligarh university india. The book describes the details of the chitral visit. Posted on october 22, 2016 by khan october 22, 2016.
This collection may be read in either html andor pdf. Pennsylvania state university electronic classics site the labyrinth psus ebooks are presented as pdf files. Size of the forces in the siege and relief of chitral. The chitral relief under general low which had approached from the direction of malakand and the lowari pass arrived a week later and took sher afzal prisoner, while umra khan fled to afghanistan. Until 1969, it served as the capital of the princely state of chitral. A bloody history and a glorious geography written by s a j shirazi published august 30, 2006 see also. Chitral, a native state in the northwest frontier province of pakistan. Includes over 15 illustrations including detailed map of the area of operations. Department of management sciences and international relations office iro, university of chitral organized a oneweek workshop on business idea development february 28, 2020 department of zoology and education, uoch, are going to organize international symposium with the theme research in higher education. The garrison in chitral from 3 rd march 1895 when the siege began comprised some 500 sikh and kashmir troops the exact numbers are set out in the text the chitral relief force comprised some 15,000 british and indian troops, some 9,000 civilian followers and 30,000 transport animals, mules and camels. Encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, chitral to cincinnati by various free ebook project gutenberg.
The early history of chitral is shrouded in mystery. Original name of this place including diacritics is chitral, it lies in chitral, n. Chitral princely state simple english wikipedia, the free. The folklores of chitral are associated with a number of the sites, but it is unfortunate to note that the folktales are also eroding from the memories of people for want of transformation into.
Chitral simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chitrakatha sanskrit for story through pictures is a viewer for compressed comicbook archives for linux similar to cdisplay in windows. It spreads over an area of 7,750 hectares and was established in 1984. It has one of the highest mountains of the world, tirich mir. Historical sites of chitral in need of conservation. Chitral also served as the capital of the princely state of chitral until 1947. Chitral was absorbed and fully integrated into the republic of pakistan by prime minister bhutto in 1971. Mustansar hussain tarar is the author of this great travelogue book chitral dastan pdf. Chitral gol is in the north west of chitral town and is in the shape of a a huge mountain amphitheatre. Online books page this university of pennsylvania site offers access to more than 35,000 books online. Format of chitral dastaan is pdf and file size of this pdf file is 12. These too, were found to bear close affinities to vessels recovered from protohistoric grave complex sites.
Now in this post of english ebook, we give you a nice chance to download full story chitra in the english version as a pdf file. The nayi tarikhichitral is a book written by ghulam murtaza on the history of chitral. Chitral district simple english wikipedia, the free. Architecture in development, edited by hasanuddin khan.
The town of chitral is the main town in the district and serves as its capital. Part of the malakand division, it is the northernmost district of pakistan. History chitral campaign, 1895, india history 19th century publisher london. Chitral times published from chitral nwfp pakistan. The story of a minor siege robertson sir, george scott on. With the requirements of the royal household taken care of, the mehtar was free to attend to more important matters of state. The area of the state now forms the chitral district of the malakand division, khyberpakhtunkhwa, pakistan. The delimitation in 2018 saw the constituency name be changed to na1 chitral. Forts of the chitral campaign of 1895 bill woodburny contents 1 background 1 2 fort construction in chitral 2 3 chitral fort 4 4 forts on the road from gilgit 7 5 forts on the route from the south 8 6 epilogue 10 references 10 1 background chitral, which today is part of the northwest frontier province of pakistan, was a separate state in.
Com a website on the culture, history and languages of chitral. May 08, 2016 the early history of chitral is shrouded in mystery. An annotated bibliography of nuristan kafiristan and the. See chitral photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of chitral in pakistan. Chitral also spelled chetrar, translated as field, is the capital of the chitral district, situated on the western bank of the chitral river also called kunar river, in khyber pakhtunkhwa, pakistan. It was formerly known as na32 tribal areas iv from 1977 to 2002. The relief of chitral illustrated edition ebook by capt. This shah raees is most probably the one who founded the gilgit line of raees rulers and possibly that of chitral as well. Shahab nama by qudrat ullah shahab pdf qudrat ullah shahab. Chitral dastan by mustansar hussain tarar pdf the library pk. Established in 1997, the site offers many classical works of literature in english, plus original works published by penn. It was subdued by alexander the great, the chinese army and timur in the past and was under the king named shah rais descendent of balti rulers in the 16th century.
The langlands school and college, chitral photos of chitral. In 1999 a joint pakistanibritish team carried out a survey in chitral and recorded 15. Encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, chitral to. Chitral child survival program improves maternal, newborn and. Chitral child survival program improves maternal, newborn and child health in remote communities background in the isolated chitral district of northern pakistan, the chitral child survival program 20082014 addressed the remote areas high infant and maternal mortality rates by increasing access to.
Architecture in development, an international architecture magazine focusing on architecture in the developing world and related issues of concern. Sher afzal with amirulmulk and their leading followers were deported to india on the 1st may and the selection of shujaulmulk as mehtar was. Osamabinladen because the us keeps trying to take pictures of him and, since they think that he is hiding in chitral, they keep taking satellite pictures of us in chitral. Chitral princely state simple english wikipedia, the. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Chitral is also home to the kalash tribe who live in three remote valleys southwest of chitral town. This mountainous country which was first referred to as kohistan or land of the mountains was said to be inhabited by a race called khows speaking a. Part two, selected documents from the secret and political records. He gave some unique information about the religion of the kalash community. It is situated on the west bank of the chitral river also known as the kunar river at the foot of tirich mir which at 7,708 m 25,289 ft is the highest peak of the hindu kush. Read the relief of chitral illustrated edition by capt. Previous estimates put the number far higher, but as the mehtar assesses his.
This mountainous country which was first referred to as kohistan or land of the mountains was said to be inhabited by a race called khows speaking a separate language khowar, or language of the khows. The ruling family of chitral traces its decent from baba ayub, a disciple of the saint, kamal shah shams uddin tabrizi, who settled in the village of lon and gokher. Chitral child survival program improves maternal, newborn. Kabiguru rabindranath amazing composition is chitra. Chitral is still not accessible in winters when lowari closes and pia foker cannot cross over the mountains. Professional development centre, chitral library pakistan. Pdf new exploration in the chitral valley, pakistan. The park has two hunting lodges, which were built by the mehturs. University of kerala home sree chitra thirunal college of. Booking a hotel and airfare package via travelocity is a wonderful way. Cbz formats, and can be extended with the use of plugins. The siege and relief of the fort at chitral in the remote mountainous region beyond the northwest frontier of india, held by sikh and kashmiri soldiers and their british officers from 3rd march to 20th april 1895. Chitra by rabindranath tagore download pdf ebook the.
Little is known of the early history of chitral and rock inscriptions and early traditions give little evidence on this subject. It has population of about 318,689 people at the 1998 census, which grew to about 378,000 people by 2004. Department of economics, university of chitral will be organizing a joint call conference with two social entrepreneurs on monday, december 02, 2019 november 27, 2019 department of management sciences, university of chitral has organized a oneday seminardialogue session november, 2019. Youll find this town in pakistan, 45 miles 72 kilometers away from mastuj. To all who can enjoy military history this will be a fascinating book. The state of chitral is somewhat larger than wales, and supports a population of about 35,000 rough, hardy hillmen. He discussed the social and economic life of kalash people. Daily chitral times published from chitral khyber pakhtunkhaw nwfp pakistan. Siraj ulmulks friends thought he was mad when he started building a hotel in the early 1990s, off the beaten track and carved out of a. Google earth has brought us some fantastically detailed maps of chitral.
It shares a border with gilgitbaltistan to the east, with kunar, badakshan and nuristan provinces of afghanistan to the north and west, and with the khyber. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Mar 05, 2017 chitral, a native state in the northwest frontier province of pakistan. Although khowar is the predominant language of chitral, more than ten other languages are spoken here. Younghusband, of the guides who was with his regiment in general lows force through the whole affair. From ancient times, chitral was an important point on the trade routes from northern afghanistan ancient bactria and the tarim basin to the plains of gandhara in northern pakistan, and the region near jalalabad, in eastern afghanistan. Some people say that it was khowistan the abode of the khows. According to family tradition, ayub was a son of fareidun hussein, tenth son of shah abul ghazi sultan husain baiqara bahadur khan, padshah of khorasan.
Oct 18, 2015 free download chitra in english version by kabiguru rabindranath tagore as a pdf file. He gave some unique information about the religion of the kalash. In order to reduce the popular mehtars influence, he, like so many other princes in neighbouring india, was invited to represent his country abroad. Chitral child survival program improves maternal, newborn and child health in remote communities background in the isolated chitral district of northern pakistan, the chitral child survival program 20082014 addressed the remote areas high infant and maternal mortality rates by increasing access to obstetric. Some of the sources are given here for ready reference.
The british garrison at chitral fort held out until the approach of a small force from gilgit under colonel kelly which caused chitralis to withdraw. On this page you can read or download chitra prakashan books pdf download in pdf format. Chitral, in fact, had its parliament and democratic constitution. It is the largest district in khyber pakhtunkhwa, with an area of 14,850 sq.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Chitral hotels map is available on the target page linked above. He served in various diplomatic posts and retired from the service as consulgeneral. An annotated bibliography of nuristan kafiristan and the kalash kafirs of chitral. A free file archiver for extremely high compression desmume. The word is out that government is working on lowari tunnel project and one day the district may join the rest of the country. Governance and militancy in pakistans chitral district aws. The norwegian linguist georg morgenstierne wrote that chitral is the area of the greatest linguistic diversity in the world. Jannat chitral a glimpse of chitral never seen youtube. Free download chitra in english version by kabiguru rabindranath tagore as a pdf file.
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