Pakistani folklore (Urdu: پاکستانی لوک ورثہ) encompasses the mythology, poetry, songs, dances and puppetry from Pakistan's various ethnic groups. Both...
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Punjabi folklore (more particularly its folksongs) are a core part of the Punjabi culture. Other important components of Punjabi folklore are farces,...
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Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. This includes oral traditions such as tales,...
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Sassui Punnhun (category Pakistani folklore)
Sassi (1954), Pakistani Urdu-language film directed by Dawood Chand; starring Sabiha Khanum and Sudhir. Sassi Punnu (1958), Pakistani Sindhi-language...
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Umar Marvi (category Pakistani folklore)
Coke Studio season 15, was inspired by the story of Umar Marvi. Sindhi folklore Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Baloch, N. A. 1976. Umar Marvi (in Sindhi). Jamshoro:...
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Heer Ranjha (category Pakistani folklore)
of Heer and Ranjha in his 2003 song Jogi. It has been sung by various Pakistani singers, including the classical/traditional artist Ghulam Ali. The tale...
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Mirza Sahiban (category Pakistani folklore)
Kapoor. Mirza Jat (1967) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Firdous and Ejaz Durrani Mirza Jat (1982) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Shahid Hameed...
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Barmanou (category Pakistani folklore)
mountainous region of northern Pakistan. Shepherds living in the mountains have reported sightings. The Barmanou is the Pakistani equivalent of the Bigfoot...
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Luddi (category Pakistani folklore)
Dance". Indian Classical Folk & Tribal Dance. 12 March 2012. "luddi | Pakistani folk dance | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Kundi, Asma (15 April 2017)...
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Sohni Mahiwal (category Pakistani folklore)
and were among the first singers to present the story in a song format. Pakistani pop band Noori's song Dobara Phir Se is inspired by the lore of this story...
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The Seven Queens of Sindh (category Pakistani folklore)
evolutionary process of the people living in the regions of old India and current Pakistan. Lubna Jehangir painted all seven queens of Shah Abdul Lateef and displayed...
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Watayo Faqir (category Pakistani folklore)
"Katcheri" (traditional gatherings) and are told to children in Sindhi Folklore. He used Humor, Irony and Philosophy in his fables to make it more striking...
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Momal Rano (category Pakistani folklore)
Rano is a romantic tale of Momal and Rano from the Sindhi folklore and Rajasthani folklore. It is a multifaceted story that entails adventure, magic,...
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Uran Khatola (category Pakistani folklore)
traditional folktales of North India and Pakistan. The term literally means 'flying bedstead' or 'flying cot' but in folklore the term is used more expansively...
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Lok Virsa Museum (category Use Pakistani English from February 2018)
publishes books on various facets of Pakistani folklore and cultural heritage covering all provinces and regions of Pakistan. The findings are later compiled...
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Sorath Rai Diyach (category Pakistani folklore)
Sorath Rai Diyach is a romantic folktale in Sindhi and Gujarati folklore. The story also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic...
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Yusuf Khan and Sherbano (category Pakistani folklore)
and Margaret Ann Mills. South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Taylor & Francis, 2003. p143...
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Doar (ڏور) Doro (ڏورو) Sehra ain Lada (سھرا ۽ لاڏا) Punjabi folklore Pakistani folklore Kalyan Adwani, ed. Shah Jo Risalo. Jamshoro: Sindhi Adabi Board...
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Lake Saiful Muluk (category Pakistani folklore)
such as Balochi, Bengali, English, Urdu and Punjabi. According to the folklore, Saiful Maluk was a prince of Egypt. He had significant wealth which he...
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Pichal Peri (category Punjabi folklore)
with very long hair and backward-facing feet Curupira Indian folklore Pakistani folklore Roohi, Indian film incorporating the legend Dark, Lucy (14 June...
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Punjabi Qisse (category Pakistani folklore)
it reached India and added the existing pre-Islamic Punjabi culture and folklore to its entity. The word Qissa (pronounced Punjabi pronunciation: [kɪssɑː])...
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Monosmilus (category Fossils of Pakistan)
"chureloides" references the Churel, a fanged, shapeshifting demon of Pakistani folklore. The closest relative of Monosmilus is Clupeopsis, another stem-anchovy...
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literary dissemination. Historically, Pakistani literature consisted mainly of lyric, religious, and folkloric works, later diversifying under colonial...
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Moriro ain Mangermachh (category Pakistani folklore)
Sindh, Pakistan. 1967.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Sadaf, Shazia; Kanwal, Aroosa (2023-09-26). Contemporary Pakistani Speculative...
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Noori Jam Tamachi (category Pakistani folklore)
Sindhi folklore dating back to the 15th century. The story appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh, Pakistan. The...
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Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays...
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Overseas Pakistanis (Urdu: بیرون ملک پاکستانی نژاد), or the Pakistani diaspora, refer to Pakistanis who live outside of Pakistan. These include citizens...
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The Fan of Patience (Urdu: Sabr ka pankha) is a Pakistani fairy tale from Punjab, published by Pakistani author Shafi Aqeel and translated into English...
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Sindhis (redirect from Pakistani Sindhi)
1947. Sindhis in Pakistan have their own province, Sindh, It also has the largest population of Hindus in Pakistan, with 93% of Pakistani Hindus residing...
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Sindhi folk tales (category Pakistani folklore)
Sindhi people of southern Pakistan. Pakistan's Sindh province abounds in fairy-tales and folktales that form its folklore. Some of these folktales (قصا...
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