Threats for Hunza culture

The tremendous threats for Hunza cultural identity which are as under.

The foreign media play a very tremendous role in diminishing the norms and values of our cultural identity.Today most of our young generation watching Hindi movies and dramas which not only consuming the precious time of our youngster,s but also influence them to adopt other cultures as a result of which we are totally going to neglect our own cultural values, we are compelled to use pent & shirt in our dresses in spite of our own local dress "shilwar kamez".

Women of Hunza insisting to watch star plus instead of the local channel Sujo Hunzo .These are the threats which seems to be micro at this level in present time but it must be remember each and every Hunzai that after a passage of time we obviously loss our cultural identity so being a Hunzukuz its ours responsibility to promote our culture by using and following such things which demonstrate our cultural identity like in dresses shuqa, farchein and shilwar kamez represents the true identity of Hunza especially in men and iragi and traditional dresses in hence the value of cultural identity in women of Hunza.

Burushaski Language

Hunza is a multilingual region in the province of Gilgit Baltistan.Its local language is Burushaski however there are many languages spoken in Hunza valley like wakhi, Shina,domaaki.The majority of people speak Burushaski,because Burushaski is the major language of Hunzai,s.and this become the identity of Hunzai people over many years.so this also identifies and distinguishes their culture as compare to other regions of the world.
Preservation of Burushaski Language:
The Burushaski language is although preserve through many ways like poetry,making its own dictionary,and through other sorts of books but the interpretation of the Holy Qur,an by Ghulam uddin Ghulam Hunzai,is the best and admirable step towards its preservation.

ALTIT FORT OF HUNZA

The most ancient fort of Hunza territory ,situated in Altit Hunza.it is constructed when the King of Hunza married to the princess shah khatun.(The daughter of Baltistan king).At that very time, there was not a fort in Hunza and kings usually we call them thamuo were lived in a traditional house .The princess urged their father to construct a fort in Altit Hunza so that it enables her to live comfortably and peacefully in Hunza and she able to felt ecstasy of her home .rumination so that it reduces her sickness of her own father,s kingdom at Baltistan.This fort comprised on four traditional houses along with one tower and three rooms.it is build on a rock in order to its security point of view.Many visitors from all over the world visit to Altit Hunza for the sake of over viewing the magnificent and its splendid look.recently it is renovated by The Aga khan Culture Service for Pakistan.