A collaborative trail on stories of South Asian cultural and religious life.

कहानियाँ Kahaniyan of South Asia

The following trail has been researched and written by 19 members of the Edinburgh-based South Asian community organisation NKS. This trail was created as part of the South Asian Stories project.

You can also explore more stories about some of the objects on display across our museums.

Trail translations

Person stitches scarf containing geometric patterns in red, yellow and purple onto white cloth.

Bengali

A colourful illustration zoomed in on a pair of feet in a dancing pose. Around the ankles are gold anklets and the base of the feet are paited red.

Hindi

Punjabi

Illustration of person holding intricately designed Kohl Pot, raised in their left hand, as they pinch their fingers with their other hand.

Urdu

An illustration of a statue of the Hindu goddess Durga

English

This work was written by members of the South Asian community organisation Networking Key Services (NKS), with support from National Museums Scotland staff and the Nancie Massey Charitable Trust.

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