Pothowari Culture

[PahariGuy]

Native Pahari/Pothoharis are found in Pothohar Region and Azad Kashmir. They are not same culture to Punjabis.

"The Himalayan mountain runs from Pakistan in the west, across northern India and into Nepal. Pahari dialects are found in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand whilst in Pakistan there are dialects spoken in the eastern part of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (such as the district of Abbottabad), and also in the Northern Part of Pakistani Punjab – as well as across Azad Kashmir. Western Pahari (Himachali) dialects include: Pothohari/Potwari, Mirpuri"

Pothohar Region, Azad Kashmir aslo Hazara are part of Himalayas where Punjab are not.


Pothohari Pahari-Speakers:

Traditional Dresses

 

[PahariGuy]

Landscapes of Pothohari Region and Azad Kashmir

Mirpur, Azad Kashmir

Kotli, Azad Kashmir

Mirpur, Azad Kashmir

Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir

Poonch, Azad Kashmir

Pothohar Region

Pothohar Region

Pothohar Region

 

[PahariGuy]

On Punjab side, they look like this

landscape

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Hey pahari guy... ur posting the pics of indian punjab..i havent seen those kind of clothes or jewelry in Punjab.. also ur forgetting southern punjab?

 

[PahariGuy]

i was talking about real traditions. Those traditions are consider Lahore Division and Indian Punjab. I cant comment about south unless i know them better.

 

[53fd]

I find the Potohari/Pahari dialect of Punjabi very interesting.

 

[p4kistan]

Pothowari SHARE the same culture as punjabis, i would 75% of my friends are pothowari and the only difference between us is the dialect of punjabi they speak i.e. pothowari. The rest of the culture is the same.

 

[Jammer]

We are all Pakistani's. This is such a disappointing and immature post!

 

[Leader]

so finally it breaks the myth of majority being evil Punjabi

 

[Infiltrator]

Pothowari SHARE the same culture as punjabis, i would 75% of my friends are pothowari and the only difference between us is the dialect of punjabi they speak i.e. pothowari. The rest of the culture is the same.

I'd be inclined to agree with this. Pothohari/Potwari is simply considered a dialect of Punjabi. There will be slight differences in the culture perhaps with Pothowaris as they live in more mountainous parts of the Punjab region/Azad Kashmir but even looking at the pictures you posted, you can see the clear similarities in dress and culture.

I'm guessing your Mirpuri though based on your location. There might be slight differences between Mirpuri culture and average Punjabi culture but Mirpuri culture and traditions are closer to Punjabi culture than Kashmir Valley culture (ie Srinagar, Baramulla, etc.).

 

[Infiltrator]

Hey pahari guy... ur posting the pics of indian punjab..i havent seen those kind of clothes or jewelry in Punjab.. also ur forgetting southern punjab?

Southern Punjabi is Seraiki culture. I'm not an expert on it but apparently it's sort of a mix between Punjabi and Sindhi culture.

 

[*Awan*]

Pothowari SHARE the same culture as punjabis, i would 75% of my friends are pothowari and the only difference between us is the dialect of punjabi they speak i.e. pothowari. The rest of the culture is the same.

bullsh1t.
there is no similarity b/w pothowari culture and punjabi culture.we consider lahoris disgrace to the name of punjab because of their dirty habits.like jumping/dancing,prostituation/hera mandi.and lahoris are very liberal than pothowaris.
and pothohari is also very different to punjabi.punjabi speaking can't understand pothowari,but we can understand all dialects of punjabi.id disagree ,translate 1 min of this video.

and also pothowar is ethnically is dominated by awans,where as midle punjab is dominated by other casts like jat,rana,rajpoot etc etc.

 

[*Awan*]

@ pahariguy
remove last pic in your first post.don't bring shame to this region.

 

[Infiltrator]

@ pahariguy
remove last pic in your first post.don't bring shame to this region.

Wow, someone is butthurt that Pothowari culture is some how related to Punjabi culture and the language is simply considered a dialect of Punjabi.

 

[*Awan*]

I'd be inclined to agree with this. Pothohari/Potwari is simply considered a dialect of Punjabi. There will be slight differences in the culture perhaps with Pothowaris as they live in more mountainous parts of the Punjab region/Azad Kashmir but even looking at the pictures you posted, you can see the clear similarities in dress and culture.

I'm guessing your Mirpuri though based on your location. There might be slight differences between Mirpuri culture and average Punjabi culture but Mirpuri culture and traditions are closer to Punjabi culture than Kashmir Valley culture (ie Srinagar, Baramulla, etc.).

look dear infiltrator.being an american i appreciate your effort and knowledge but please don't question the knowledge of locals because there are things that you can't find on internet.
pothohari is as much different to punjabi as saraiki.a pothohari speker can understand punjabi but a punjabi speaker can't understand pothohari.on internet you will find that sariki is different than punhabi but pothohari is a dialect of punjabi.
the reason for this is economic.southern punjab is ignored part of province.there is no development there.they want a their separate province.so they bring this language issue.but in case of pothohar economically they are doing good.so never highlighted the differences from other parts of punjab.this does not imply that they are same.
read my other post as well in this thread.