The books publication in 1896 coincided with the military offensive and forced conversion by. He chronicled his kafiristan experience in the book the kafirs of the hindukush. Overview hindu kush is a pure indica strain, named after the mountain range stretching 500 miles between pakistan and afghanistan where it originated. The author was able to conduct extensive field research which enabled him to reconstruct for the first time the kafir culture of the two groups in all its essential aspects. People watch that lakers game and see it as harden baiting fouls, but you cant accept that fact without accepting the fact that the players guarding harden brandon slenderman ingram and kyle praying mantis defensive stance kuzma were playing horrendously unsound defense. Why are the mountains in afghanistan called hindukush. Jul 23, 2019 seven or eight years ago while sitting in an islamic gathering, i for the first time got to hear this.
Jun, 2016 though having crossed over to india to escape persecution, the woes of hindu families from pakistans sindh province, now settled in rajasthan, are yet to be over. Kafirastan is situated in the hindu kush between the afghan border and chitral valley. A short walk in the hindu kush 1961 edition open library. Moreover, if we were to turn to our own historical facts and texts, we would have plenty of reason to believe that the kafirs of the hindukush may actually be the hindus of the hindukush. The range has numerous high snowcapped peaks, with the highest point being tirich mir or terichmir at 7,708 metres 25,289. This account of the kafirs of kafiristan, who still live in the hindu kush mountains, remains a major source of information on premuslim kafiristan.
Vishnu kush aficionado seed bank cannabis strain info. Jul 15, 2018 moreover, if we were to turn to our own historical facts and texts, we would have plenty of reason to believe that the kafirs of the hindu kush may actually be the hindus of the hindu kush. Making boones mission harder is the location of his task. This automatic version makes it an even more straightforward and forgiving plant to grow both indoors and outdoors where it is ready to harvest even in quite high latitudes before the weather deteriorates grown indoors hindu kush automatic is the perfect strain to employ sea of green. The kafirs of the hindu kush by george scott robertson. The kafirs of the hindu kush work by robertson britannica. The kafirs of the hindu kush sir george scott robertson a narrative of journey and stay among the wild and independent tribes, who lived in a number of valleys of western hindukush.
Sep 12, 20 buy the kafirs of the hindukush by robertson, george scott, robertson, sir george scott isbn. The nuristanis are an ethnic group native to the nuristan region of eastern afghanistan, who speak indoiranian languages, chiefly nuristani. Sensi seeds hindu kush feminized and regular marijuana seeds. And now is paired with a phenominally pungent cut of blue dream to create the god of all kushes.
Hindu kush article about hindu kush by the free dictionary. Find hindukush stock images in hd and millions of other royalty free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection. Other articles where the kafirs of the hindu kush is discussed. I am writing this answer because there are lot of misconception about the name hindu kush, even the wikipedia is not certain about the origin of the name. It is one of the favourite strains due its high quality and stability. Jul 17, 2008 polytheists are hindus, but they are also kafirs. The 2015 hindu kush earthquake and subsequent aftershocks. Kalash myths tell that they originally came from tsiam, thought to be near yarkand. Good people those look like the hindu kush versions of my cousins in west.
Buy hindu kush regular seeds 10 from sensi seeds at seedsman. The arts and societies of the kafirs of the hindu kush. The hindu kush is an 800kilometrelong 500 mi mountain range that stretches through afghanistan, from its centre to northern pakistan and into tajikistan. Hindu kush automatic is the autoflowering version of the decades old classic indica strain hindu kush. This strain has undergone a many generations of inbreeding and selection to produce a cannabis plant that performs consistently indoors hindu kush is a fastflowering indoor strain that finishes flowering in just 45 50 days. The kafirs of the hindu kush is a book written by sir george scott robertson and originally. The book provided a detailed account of sir george robertsons tour throughout kafiristan. Kalash myths tell that they originally came from tsiam, thought to. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Our hindu kush power male has already produced one our finest breeds we have to date, mrs. The kafirs of the hindukush oxford in asia historical reprints robertson, george scott on. The kafirs of the hindukush is a detailed ethnographic account of the kafirs, written by george scott robertson 1852.
The kafirs of the hindukush by robertson, george scott, sir, 18521916. Here we reprint a passage from his classic book a short walk in the hindu kush. Eric newby, one of the worlds bestloved travel writers and former observer travel editor, died on 20 october, aged 86. In a recently written but not yet published paper, 2 i have discussed the evidence for egyptian contact with the lands of the. The kafirs of the hindukush by george scott robertson. The subject of kiplings story were the red kafirs, who were brutally converted at the end of the 19th. The hindu kush are found primarily in afghanistan and pakistan. After many generation of selective breeding they were brought to the west.
He chronicled his kafiristan experience in the book the kafirs of the hindu kush. A mayfair fashion executive, who moonlights as a magazine travel editor, reaches out to a foreign service buddy in 1956 to travel to the remote afghanistan province of nuristan and attempt to scale an unclimbed mountain in the hindu kush. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hindu kush is a pure indica marijuana strain that originated in the hindu kush mountains of afghanistan, pakistan and northern india in the western himalayas.
The paperback of the the kafirs of the hindukush by george scott robertson, a. The border with the karakoram and the hindu raj is marked in the east by the deep saddle of the baroghil baru. Download the kafirs of the hindukush 9781296670986. The harsh climate of its homeland has conditioned this strain to express a thick, protective coat of. Kafiristan, or the land of the infidels, was a region of eastern afghanistan where the inhabitants had retained their traditional pagan culture and religion and rejected conversion to islam. Hindu kush is a heavy hitting indica from the mountains of afghanistan. Hindu kush mountains article about hindu kush mountains. A great classic in adventure travel writing, sort of a precursor cross between theroux and bryson.
Seven or eight years ago while sitting in an islamic gathering, i for the first time got to hear this. The highest peaks of the hindu kush are found in pakistan. Kalash the kafirs of hindukush these tribes of once known as kafiristan were covering a large area spreading across into afghanistan now known as nuristan. Until 1896 kafiristan also included present day nuristan in afghanistan, inhabited by the red kafirs, whereas the kalash were called the back kafirs.
If you have family like that, and make that kind of offer around here, you cant be mad if i take it one day. In 1896, when his book the kafirs of the hindu kush. Flowering is powerful, the harvests comes fast and brings a mass of thick afghani buds. The kafirs of the hindukush sir george scott robertson a narrative of journey and stay among the wild and independent tribes, who lived in a number of valleys of western hindukush. Dixon in view of the great part played by the kingdom of napatameroe in the diffusion of egyptian civilization in africa, 1 the problem of its origin is of interest to africanists and egyptologists alike.
A mountain range of southwest asia extending more than 805 km westward from northern pakistan to northeast afghanistan. The kafirs of the hindukush oxford in asia historical. There is the widespread, but unfounded popular tale of the kafirs descendancy from. The author, a british administrator in gilgit during the last decades of 1800s, was the first and last european to stay with, and study these people before their. Buy the kafirs of the hindukush by robertson, george scott, robertson, sir george scott isbn. The study deals with the preislamic culture of two linguistically close ethnic groups who live in neafghanistan in the hindukush region once known as kafiristan, but renamed as nuristan after its islamization in 1896. The kafirs of the hindukush oxford in asia historical reprints. This pure indica seedstrain originates in the hindu kush a mountain range that has been home to legendary cannabis varieties for centuries. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and. This statement was specially made for hindus because they comprise the majority of nonmuslims. Hindu kush is a pure indica plant that comes from the western himalayas. Copious resin production makes this plant ideal for a resin harvest and those with a hash passion. New 1900 by george scott robertson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The smoke has a smooth, hashy flavour and delivers an intense indica high.
Glaciated and receiving heavy snowfall, the mountains have permanently snowcovered peaks and little vegetation. The kafirs of the hindukush by george scott robertson, a. This plant stays short with dense, thick buds and stems. The terms infidel and polytheist are religious words. The kafirs of the hindu kush is a detailed ethnographic account of the kafirs, written by george scott robertson 1852. The arts and societies of the kafirs of the hindu kush article in asian affairs 353. The hindu kush is a vast mountain range that stretches between central afghanistan and northern pakistan. Hindu kush definition of hindu kush by the free dictionary. The weather in peak is very pleasant and most suitable for tourist, however, in off there is heavy snowfall and. An estimated 3,000 indigenous people who live in in the mountains of the hindu kush speak it. Oct 29, 2006 eric newby, one of the worlds bestloved travel writers and former observer travel editor, died on 20 october, aged 86. This is a perfect plant for indoor crops with its very consistent. Buy hindu kush auto feminised seeds from sensi seeds at.
The harsh climate of its homeland has conditioned this strain to express a thick, protective coat of crystal trichomes cherished by hash makers worldwide. Some have suggested that robertsons yearlong expedition and subsequent book originally published in 1896 provided background and inspiration for rudyard kiplings short story the man who would be king. The strain suits for indoors and outdoors in a warm climate. Remnants of the areas preislamic religion and culture have. Only the word kafir shows the common political treatment of christian, jew, hindu, buddhist, animist, atheist and humanist. The hindu kush is 800 kilometers 500 miles long and covers an area of roughly 152,800 square kilometers 59,000 square meters. Kafiristan exploring the kalash valley in pakistan purisrar dunya pakistan people chitral girls duration. Hindu kush synonyms, hindu kush pronunciation, hindu kush translation, english dictionary definition of hindu kush. In 1895 the emir of kabul invaded their lands and forcibly converted the people to islam. The word kafir should be used instead of unbeliever, the standard word. Although its descriptions of the kafirs of the hindu kush are written in an outdated and colonial and, from the perspective of modern sensibilities, discriminatory. Hindu kush, the name given to the southwest range of the massive middle and south asiatic mountain complex lying partly in afghanistan and partly in pakistan.
Hindu kush region synonyms, hindu kush region pronunciation, hindu kush region translation, english dictionary definition of hindu kush region. Sir george scott robertson was the first victorian to travel into kafiristan and recounted the experience of his adventures in kafiristan in his book the kafirs of the hindu kush published in 1896. Hindu kush region definition of hindu kush region by the. Dec 06, 2012 very little is known about snow leopards. Thats the best type of family anyone can ask for just from seeing that photo. British mountaineering council report a short winter in. Publication date 1900 topics nuristani asian people, kafiristan, afghanistan description and travel. Hindu kush is a 100% indica strain developed by sensi seeds, already available in alchimiawebs catalog of feminised seeds hindu kush is a mountain range that extends from afghanistan to india via china and pakistan, known for the quality of its hashish, woody and floral it grows compact but branched, being very easy to grow and resistant. Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day. In the mid1890s, after the establishment of the durand line when afghanistan ceded various frontier areas to the british empire, emir abdur rahman khan conducted a military campaign in nuristan and followed up his conquest with conversion of the. It divides the valley of the amu darya the ancient oxus to the north from the indus river valley to the south.