11-17-2003, 03:18 AM
It must be reiterated (had posted the same on another forum earlier) that the Kalash Kaffirs have nothing to do with Alexander, Macedonians or Greeks. They were there much before Alexander. They are the third branch of Aryans like the Iranians and the Indians. They appear to have been isolated in the mountain regions after their lands were engulfed by the Islamic invasions from Central Asia. They may have already been a restricted tribe after the Iranian and Macedonian expansions. Their customs are closest to those of the Hindus and are known to worship deities like Mahandev, Inar who are shared with Hindus. The also remember epic heroes like Ram and Pandav.
See Richard Strand's web site for more info.
The claim that they had something do with the Greeks was a romantic fiction first invented by the westerners and they actively spread by the TSPis to conceal signs of Hindu identity that they have.
See Richard Strand's web site for more info.
The claim that they had something do with the Greeks was a romantic fiction first invented by the westerners and they actively spread by the TSPis to conceal signs of Hindu identity that they have.