Folk Wisdom

21/10/2024

Watch, like, and share this beautiful short documentary on the Baloch fishermen's song called Amba! All credit to the brilliance of Dr. Akhtar Aziz and Tanveer Ahmad.

THIS DOCUMENTARY IS PART OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR UNIVERSITIES (NRPU), FOR THE TRANSLATION AND DIGITIZATION OF FOLK LITERATURE IN SEVEN MAJOR R...

16/04/2024

Balochi/Brahui lullabies! Thank you so much, Dr. Akhtar Aziz, Ms. Durdana Rafiq and everyone who contributed.
https://youtu.be/4oewHK9KiDM?si=Qjl-idGV-qTL2Psi

THIS DOCUMENTARY IS PART OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR UNIVERSITIES (NRPU), FOR THE TRANSLATION AND DIGITIZATION OF FOLK LITERATURE IN SEVEN MAJOR R...

06/04/2024

Dr. Sabir Badal Khan on Balochi folklore and the Baloch people:

THIS TALK IS PART OF THE DIGITIZING FOLK WISDOM OF PAKISTAN PROJECT (DFWP) UNDER THE NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR UNIVERSITIES (NRPU) PROJECT, FOR THE TRAN...

03/04/2024

Ms. Durdana Rafique enlightens us on the beauty and richness of Balochi Folk Literature! We are proud of her contributions as a Balochi folklorist, and of her role as an active team member of the Digitizing Folk Wisdom Project in digitizing Balochi and Brahui folk literatures!

03/04/2024

Thank you so much, Dr. Sangat Rafique, Chairman Balochi Academy, for this amazing lecture on Balochi Folk Literature!
Bravo to Ms. Durdana Rafique and Dr. Akhtar Aziz for making this possible!
Join Digitizing Folk Wisdom to promote Pakistan's folklore!

THIS TALK IS PART OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR UNIVERSITIES (NRPU), FOR THE TRANSLATION AND DIGITIZATION OF FOLK LITERATURE IN SEVEN MAJOR REGIONAL...

16/03/2024

Singer and taleteller, Fazal Jutt, tells the tragic story behind popular Punjabi folk literary genre, Challa!
Thank you, Dr. Akhtar Aziz, for recording, and editing this video, and beautifully translating it for a global audience!

Singer : Fazal JuttSpecial thanks: Pakistan National Council of Arts and Indus Cultural ForumSubtitles: Dr Akhtar AzizEditing: Dr Akhtar AzizPrincipal invest...

16/03/2024

A brilliant talk on Brahui folk literature by Dr. Zia Baloch for Digitizing Folk Wisdom Project!
Hats off to Dr. Akhtar Aziz for painstakingly translating and editing this!

THIS TALK IS NON-COMMERCIAL AND IS PART OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR UNIVERSITIES (NRPU), FOR THE TRANSLATION AND DIGITIZATION OF FOLK LITERATURE IN...