Bashali : Cultural Beauty or Inhumane Practice
Bashali is the place where women spend their time during the menstrual and postpartum phases. The old tradition of Kalash Valley or the ignorance of the people around there? Let's read some facts about this.
Bashali (also known as bishalini in Khowar) is a quarter or residence for women. Who visits during their menstrual cycle or before delivery. In Kalasha society, people consider women unclean (pragata) and most contaminated during particular days of menstruation and delivery.
As a result, on some days, the women are imprisoned in place, a district outside of communities. The Bashali is the most pragata space month and fifteen days in Rumbur and Bumburet, according to the Kalasha dastoor (religion and tradition).
Segregation of women during the menstrual cycle and delivery is,...