just saw an influencer use the caption “heera mandi coded” for their wedding photos and i’m just ?? is the pakistani diaspora okay? can they gain any knowledge about their culture and country beyond caring only about aesthetics and content? pissed off
The tunic and trousers from which shalwar Kameez originated was worn by ethnicities in Pakistan for centuries whilst Kababs and Biryanis were brought to our plates by chefs of Persianate empires.
Urdu indeed replaced Persian as a lingua Franca during the colonial era.