Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro

Dr Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro is an anthropologist and the author of twelve books. His main area of interest is Pakistan’s heritage, religion, and art, with a special focus on Sindh. He has also researched religion, heritage, Sufism, folk art, asceticism, and mysticism of the Punjab, Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan. Currently, Dr Kalhoro is working on five book projects, viz. Sufi Heritage of Sindh; An Engraved Landscape: The Rock Carvings of Taki Valley, Sindh; Shikarpur: Perspectives on Heritage, Religion and Economy; Pictures in Stone: The Rock Carvings of Angai Valley, Sindh; and Deities, Devotees and Dargahs: An Anthropological Study of Religion in Tharparkar. Dr Kalhoro teaches at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad.