Adam Khan and Durkhani, or Ādamkhān and Durkhānay[1] is a classic Pashtun amorous folktale which has been called the Pashto Romeo and Juliet[2] along with Yusuf Khan and Sherbano. It is considered a classic in the Pashto literature.[3][4][5]
Adam Khan hailed from Bazadara Bala (a village in Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Durkhanai was from Bazadara Payan.
References
- ↑ Dorson, Richard M. (ed.). Folktales told around the world. Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press. 1978. p. 209. ISBN 0-226-15874-8
- ↑ Darmesteter, J (1888). Chants Populaires des Afghans. Paris. p. 117.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Adam Khan and Durkhanai | PukhtunWomen". 2009-11-14. Archived from the original on 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ The Bazaar of the storytellers (1986) Wilma Louise Heston, Mumtāz Naṣīr Lok Virsa Pub. House, Original from the University of Michigan
- ↑ Mashriq TV (2020-12-15), Adam Khan Durkhanai | Palwashay | 15th-December-2020 | Mashriq TV, YouTube, retrieved 2022-04-19
- Printed versions
- Darmesteter, J (1888). "45. Âdam Khân et Durkhânî. — Ghazal de Burhan". Chants Populaires des Afghans. Paris. pp. 117–124.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Oliver, Edward Emmerson (1890). "Border Romance — A Pathān Romeo and Juliet". Across the border : or Pathan and Biloch. London: Chapman and Hall. pp. 292–301.
- Abbas, Zainab Ghulam (1957). "Adam and Durkhane (Pushto)". Folk Tales of Pakistan. Pakistan Publications. pp. 111–124.
- Lebedev, Konstantin [in Russian] (1972). "Адам-хан и Дурханый" [Adam-khan and Durkhany]. Афганские сказки и легенды [Afghan Tales and Legends] (in Russian). Moskva: Главная редакция восточной литературы издательства Наука. pp. 117–161.
- Hasan, Masudul (1976). Famous Folk Tales of Pakistan. Ferozsons. pp. 16–23.
- Wilma Louise Heston; Mumtaz Nasir, eds. (1989). "Adam Khan and Dur Khanai". The Bazaar of the Storytellers. Lok Virsa Publishing House. pp. 27–48.