Month: April 2019
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Nunik Nunik: An Interesting Women Folksong from Shimshal of hunza valley, Gilgit-Baltistan Region
By Fazal Amin Beg I’m presenting here an interesting folksong, named as “Nunik Nunik”, which is unique in its nature and comes from Shimshal of Hunza Valley, Northern Pakistan. You may be curious to know that what could be “Nunik Nunik?” It should be noted that when the suffix -ik affixes with any kinship term,…
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The Fabulous Sinisay and a Glimpse Over its Background: A Wakhi Folk Lament from Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan Region
By Fazal Amin Beg A Background of Sinisay It should be noted that Sinisay as a particular folk lament is prevalent among the Wakhi community of Hunza valley in Gilgit-Baltistan Region and it has a diverse context and it cannot be understood through literal meanings only. Instead, its complexity invites the readers and audience to…