Reviving Pakistan’s Dying Dawoodi Language

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  This new project is an initiative by Silk Road Centre to mobilize the small community of 400 people in Pakistan’s Hunza valley to revive their ancient language. They have stopped using their own language in private and public domains because of stigma attached to it. Once spoken in many villages, this Old Indic language…

Facilitating Cross-Cultural Understanding & Dialogue

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The Rationale The age old traditions and values in a largely interconnected world seem to be shaken by modernizing influences. The cultures and value systems of the developing world, in particular, are being challenged by the process of globalization. Strategically located countries of South and Central Asia are no exception. These countries, under the growing…