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Persian-speaking Indian scholars pay tribute to Sadi

Persian-speaking Indian scholars pay tribute to Sadi

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – A number of Persian-speaking Indian scholars and students gathered in the Persian Research Center in New Delhi on Saturday to celebrate National Sadi Day.

The director of the center, Ehsanollah Shokrollahi, talked about the role of the poet in Persian literature and his position on the subcontinent.

He also gave a brief explanation about the activities of the center as well as the Sadi Foundation, which is a Tehran-based organization that provides Persian language educational services abroad.

Professor Akhtar Mahdi, a retired professor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, also delivered a lecture about the impact of Sadi’s Gulistan (The Rose Garden) in the every-day speech of Persian-speaking people.

One of the greatest figures of classical Persian literature, Sheikh Muslih od-Din Sadi Shirazi (C. 1213-1291) is famous worldwide for his Bustan (The Orchard) and Gulistan (The Rose Garden).

 

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