Some people say that it was khowistan the abode of the khows. Com a website on the culture, history and languages of chitral. This collection may be read in either html andor pdf. The delimitation in 2018 saw the constituency name be changed to na1 chitral. Architecture in development, edited by hasanuddin khan. 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. Chitral hotels map is available on the target page linked above. Part two, selected documents from the secret and political records, 18851900 on. Kabiguru rabindranath amazing composition is chitra. The state of chitral is somewhat larger than wales, and supports a population of about 35,000 rough, hardy hillmen. Cbz formats, and can be extended with the use of plugins. 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. Size of the forces in the siege and relief of chitral.
Chitral child survival program improves maternal, newborn. Read the relief of chitral illustrated edition by capt. Format of chitral dastaan is pdf and file size of this pdf file is 12. Feb 28, 2010 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Part of the malakand division, it is the northernmost district of pakistan. An annotated bibliography of nuristan kafiristan and the. Mustansar hussain tarar is the author of this great travelogue book chitral dastan pdf. Learn the origin and popularity plus how to pronounce chitral. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Chitral gol is in the north west of chitral town and is in the shape of a a huge mountain amphitheatre. See chitral photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of chitral in pakistan. 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. 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. 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.
Shahab nama by qudrat ullah shahab pdf qudrat ullah shahab. 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. Chitral simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Part two, selected documents from the secret and political records. It has one of the highest mountains of the world, tirich mir. Encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, chitral to. This shah raees is most probably the one who founded the gilgit line of raees rulers and possibly that of chitral as well. Shahzada ghaziuddin prince of nagar was a graduate from aligarh university india. 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. 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.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Little is known of the early history of chitral and rock inscriptions and early traditions give little evidence on this subject. Established in 1997, the site offers many classical works of literature in english, plus original works published by penn. Free download chitra in english version by kabiguru rabindranath tagore as a pdf file. May 08, 2016 the early history of chitral is shrouded in mystery. He discussed the social and economic life of kalash people. Chitral, the northernmost district of khyber pakhtunkhwa kpk.
He gave some unique information about the religion of the kalash community. 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. 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. Historical sites of chitral in need of conservation. The nayi tarikhichitral is a book written by ghulam murtaza on the history of chitral. 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. An annotated bibliography of nuristan kafiristan and the kalash kafirs of chitral. Sher afzal with amirulmulk and their leading followers were deported to india on the 1st may and the selection of shujaulmulk as mehtar was. It has population of about 318,689 people at the 1998 census, which grew to about 378,000 people by 2004. 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. Chitral child survival program improves maternal, newborn and. Booking a hotel and airfare package via travelocity is a wonderful way. Chitral is also home to the kalash tribe who live in three remote valleys southwest of chitral town.
A son of sangin ali advisor of shah rais and forefather of adamzada clan threw out the king and took over the power. Aug 30, 2006 chitral became an administrative district in 1969. The town of chitral is the main town in the district and serves as its capital. The story of a minor siege robertson sir, george scott on. 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. 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. Until 1969, it served as the capital of the princely state of chitral. Encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, chitral to cincinnati by various free ebook project gutenberg.
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. Oct 18, 2015 free download chitra in english version by kabiguru rabindranath tagore as a pdf file. The langlands school and college, chitral photos of chitral. 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. Chitrakatha sanskrit for story through pictures is a viewer for compressed comicbook archives for linux similar to cdisplay in windows. History chitral campaign, 1895, india history 19th century publisher london. Includes over 15 illustrations including detailed map of the area of operations. Pennsylvania state university electronic classics site the labyrinth psus ebooks are presented as pdf files. Online books page this university of pennsylvania site offers access to more than 35,000 books online. University of kerala home sree chitra thirunal college of. Chitral princely state simple english wikipedia, the.
In order to reduce the popular mehtars influence, he, like so many other princes in neighbouring india, was invited to represent his country abroad. On this page you can read or download chitra prakashan books pdf download in pdf format. If you are a naturalist, chitral gol national park is the place for you. 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. 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. Mar 05, 2017 chitral, a native state in the northwest frontier province of pakistan. The park has two hunting lodges, which were built by the mehturs. Chitral dastaan by mustansar hussain tarar free download. Youll find this town in pakistan, 45 miles 72 kilometers away from mastuj. Governance and militancy in pakistans chitral district aws. In 1999 a joint pakistanibritish team carried out a survey in chitral and recorded 15. It is the largest district in khyber pakhtunkhwa, with an area of 14,850 sq. Chitral princely state simple english wikipedia, the free.
The word is out that government is working on lowari tunnel project and one day the district may join the rest of the country. Chitral also served as the capital of the princely state of chitral until 1947. Chitral, a native state in the northwest frontier province of pakistan. Chitral is still not accessible in winters when lowari closes and pia foker cannot cross over the mountains. Posted on october 22, 2016 by khan october 22, 2016. Chitral, in fact, had its parliament and democratic constitution. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v.
Although called a minor siege at the time, it was an important last move in the great game between the british and russian. The area of the state now forms the chitral district of the malakand division, khyberpakhtunkhwa, pakistan. A bloody history and a glorious geography written by s a j shirazi published august 30, 2006 see also. 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. Original name of this place including diacritics is chitral, it lies in chitral, n. Professional development centre, chitral library pakistan. Daily chitral times published from chitral khyber pakhtunkhaw nwfp pakistan. The early history of chitral is shrouded in mystery. Although khowar is the predominant language of chitral, more than ten other languages are spoken here. He served in various diplomatic posts and retired from the service as consulgeneral.
Chitra by rabindranath tagore download pdf ebook the. With the requirements of the royal household taken care of, the mehtar was free to attend to more important matters of state. Chitral was absorbed and fully integrated into the republic of pakistan by prime minister bhutto in 1971. The norwegian linguist georg morgenstierne wrote that chitral is the area of the greatest linguistic diversity in the world. Chitral times published from chitral nwfp pakistan. Chitral district simple english wikipedia, the free.
Previous estimates put the number far higher, but as the mehtar assesses his. The relief of chitral illustrated edition ebook by capt. Architecture in development, an international architecture magazine focusing on architecture in the developing world and related issues of concern. Younghusband, of the guides who was with his regiment in general lows force through the whole affair. 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. Jannat chitral a glimpse of chitral never seen youtube. To all who can enjoy military history this will be a fascinating book. The ruling family of chitral traces its decent from baba ayub, a disciple of the saint, kamal. Chitral dastan by mustansar hussain tarar pdf the library pk. These too, were found to bear close affinities to vessels recovered from protohistoric grave complex sites.
Pdf new exploration in the chitral valley, pakistan. Young husband, formerly political officer at chitral, and during the campaign correspondent of the times, and his brother, captain g. The area of the state now forms the chitral district in the khyber pakhtunkhwa province. Some of the sources are given here for ready reference.
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. It was formerly known as na32 tribal areas iv from 1977 to 2002. May be read online, printed, or downloaded for further study. A free file archiver for extremely high compression desmume. He gave some unique information about the religion of the kalash. 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. 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. 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.