Research Studies
Explore my research studies in social and linguistic anthropology. These studies represent my ongoing and completed research projects across various contexts and topics.
Civil Society Organizations in Northern Pakistan: Strengthening Local Support
Assessment and recommendations for CSOs working at the local level.
Community, Conflicts & Development: Satpara Project (Qualitative Inquiry)
Qualitative analysis of community dynamics surrounding a major development project.
Cyrus the Great & Governance of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
Historical lessons of pluralism for modern nation-states drawn from Achaemenid governance.
Environment of Hunza Valley & Emerging Climate Issues
Situation analysis linking local environmental change with broader climate dynamics.
Envisioning the Future: Anglicized Writing for Unwritten Languages
Argument for a scalable Latin-based approach to empower unwritten languages.
Food for Thought: Orthographies of Indigenous Languages in GB
Observations and solutions to orthography challenges across GB languages.
From the Pamirs to International Scholarship
Celebrating notable academic trajectories rising from the Pamirs.
Globalization & Intangible Cultural Heritage of Gilgit-Baltistan
Explores globalization’s pressures on the region’s intangible cultural heritages and exchange systems.
Governance & Development: Perceptions of Ibrahim Khan (Gilgit)
First-person experiences on governance and social change.
Governance & Development: Perceptions of Nooruddin (Chitral)
Life experiences tied to governance and development in Chitral region.