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C.V
Syed Akhtar Husain
Professor, Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies, School of Language Literature and Culture Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected] (M)
9868937774
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
1994 PhD. Degree awarded by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Title of the PhD. Thesis:
Critical Edition of Jam i Jam i Hindustan of Waqarul Mulk Syed Ali Tabrezi with
Introduction and Notes; Thesis supervisor: Professor S.J. Havewalla
LANGUAGES
English, Persian, Urdu (native fluency)
Bengali, Hindi (spoken)
Arabic (elementary)
Present Position
Professor, Centre of Persian & Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Publications:-
Books Published:
1. Essays on The Arabian Nights, (co-editor), Primus Books, 2014, ISBN-9789384082000
2. Tales From Iran, Collection of Persian Short Stories (Translation), 1990, New Delhi,
India
3. Barrasi Dastanha-e-Kutah Mohammad Hejazi, 1990, New Delhi
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Research Articles/Papers published in Journals /Periodicals /Conference
proceedings/Newspapers
Sl.
No.
Title of research article /
paper(s)
Name of journal (with city/
country)
Year,Page No. &
Place
ISBN/ISSN
1 Alexander in the Shahnameh Firdawsi Millennium Indicum:
Proceedings of the Shahnama
Millenary Seminar, The KR
Cama Oriental Institute,
Mumbai
2016, 61-65,
India
9789381324103
2 Impact of Mavlana on India Mitra
Vol II No.1
2016, 38-43
India
23486716
3 Ghalib at Kashi Annual Journal, Department of
Arabic and Persian, University
of Calcutta
2015-16, 4-7,
India
23949635
4 The Story of Sohrab in an English
Translation
Conference Volume of the
International Shahname
Conference The Second
Millennium
2015, 93-97,
Sweden
978-91-554-9133-8
5 Ghubar i Khatir: A Repository of
Persian Poetry
Proceedings of the International
Seminar on Arabic and Persian
Accounts of Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad, Dept. of Arabic
and Persian, University of
Calcutta and MAKAIS,
Kolkata
2015, 01-07,
India
6 Imaging India in Buf-i-Kur Mitra
Vol.1. No.1
2014, 08-14
India
23486716
7 Aesthetics in Persian Ghazal from
Tradition to Modernity
Proceedings of the seminar of
A comparative Study of
Aesthetics in Sanskrit Persian
and Hindi Literature; Dept. of
Sanskrit, Persian and Hindi,
Lady Brabourne College,
Kolkata
2014, 34-39
India
9788192368580
8 Amir Khosrow: An Exponent of
Central Asian Culture in India
Proceedings
Of Int. Conf. of Amir Khosro
Dehlavi, org. by UNESCO &
Academy of Sciences,
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
2013, 88-93
Tajikistan
9789994795888
9 Manzumeh-i-
SohrabWaRustamShahkari Dar
Indo-Iranica Vol. Sixty-five
Numbers: 3 &4,
Kolkata
2012, 23-30
India
03780856
3
Adabyat-i-Englisi
10 Shiklgiri-i-Hunar-i-Gandhara Dar
Sayeh-i-Hindukash
Indo-Iranica Vol. Sixty-five
Numbers: 1 & 2,
Kolkata
2012, 6-12
India
03780856
11 Sitar: A Representative Story of
Modern Persian Literature
Proceedings of the seminar on
Bisvin Sadi Mein farsi Novel,
Afsana Aur Dastan-Navisi Ka
Tarikhi Wa TanqidiJaiza, by
Dept. of Persian, Barkatullah
University, Bhopal, M.P
2011,10-14
India
9788192702315
12 Bu Ali Sharaf: The Qalandar of
Panipat
HU: The Sufi Way Vol. 4
India
2010, 36-39
India
RNI No.
DELENG/
2008/26606
13 Bakhtrian in Afghanistan Proceedings of International
Seminar on Bakhtrian And
Gandhara Languages During
The Kushan, by Unesco and
Academy of Science,
Afghanistan
2009, 33-36
Afghanistan
81-7975-168-6
14 Hindustan Dar Aieneh-i-Buf-i-Kur Sadegh Hedayat, Complete
Works, Vol. IV, The Blind Owl 2009, ..
New York
9789186131357
15 Rumi The Story Teller of
Gnosticism
ICANAS 38, Abstracts 2007, 1063-64
Turkey
16 Hazin: A Gem in the Indo Persian
Treasure Trove
Udyana, New Horizons in
History, Classics and Inter –
Cultural Studies.
2007, 211-213
India
81-7975-168-6
17 Ghalib : An Epistle Writer of Indo
Persian Literature
Journal of the Department of
Arabic & Persian Studies
Calcutta University , Kolkata
Vol. V
April 2002-
March 2003
Pg.35-48
India
18 A Glimpse at Amir Khosrow the
Muse of India
JNU News, New Delhi 2003-04 (5)
Pg. 20-21
India
19 The Wisdom of Omar Khayyam
JNU News , New Delhi 2003 -2004 (1)
Pg. 23-24
India
20 Alexander : A myth or reality in
the Shahnameh
JNU News, New Delhi March-April
2003
Pg. 3-5
India
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21 Sho’ara-i-Darbar-i- Timuryan-i-
Hind; (Translation)
Qand-e-Parsi, New Delhi; June
Issue No.18
Sept.2002
India
22 Encounter of the Titans: The Story
of Rustam & Isfandiyar
Proceedings of the All India
Seminar on Ferdowsi and his
Shahnameh; K.R. Cama
Oriental Institute & Culture
House of the IR of Iran,
Mumbai,2001
Pg. 211-218,
2001
India
23 “Living With Satan” –
BLASPHEMY: A novel by
Tahmina Durrani;
The
Statesman,; Calcutta.
Book Review
Monday 9th
November 1999
India
24 Better than 1001 nights (News
Paper)
The Statesman,
Down Town, Calcutta
Article
26th
March, 1999
India
25 “Matter of Faith” – Religion at the
Service of Nationalism and other
Essays by
Madhu Kishwar
The Statesman, Calcutta.
Book Review
Monday 17th
May, 1999,
India
26 Divided We Fall” – The Price of
Partition : Recollections and
Reflections by
Rafiq Zakaria
The Statesman, Calcutta
Book Review
Monday 17th
August 1998,
India
27 Rudaki : Pioneer of Neo-Persian
Poetry
Khuda Baksh Oriental Public
Library Public Library Journal,
Patna
1996
Pg.148-51
India
28 Safarnameh-e-Jam-e-Jam-e-
Hindustan
Danish, Islamabad, Pakistan, Summer 1995,
Sl.No.41
Pg. 30-46
Pakistan
29 Hind dar Aine-e-Buf-e-Kur
Danish, Islamabad, Pakistan Summer &
Autumn 1994
Sl.No. 38-39
Pg. 17-25
Pakistan
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30 In Qite Rahaward Ast az Bahr Dil
Akhwan
Qand-e-Parsi, New Delhi. Winter 1993
Pg.220-227
India
31 Towards Understanding Firdousi :
The Story of Zahak
Danish; Islamabad, Pakistan Spring 1993,
Sl.No. 33
Pg.8-17
Pakistan
32 Tagore and Iran (Translation) Danish Quarterly Journal,
Islamabad, Pakistan
Spring and
Summer,
Sl. No.29-30
Pg 1-13
Pakistan
33 A Comparative Study of Sadi and
Hafiz
Danish, Islamabad, Pakistan; Summer 1991,
Sl.No.26
Pg.1-8
Pakistan
34 Nigahi be Shakshiyat Ali Akbar
Dehkhoda
Danish, Islamabad, Pakistan Summer 1990,
Sl. No.22
Pg.19-24
Pakistan
35 On Study of Literature
JNU News, New Delhi January 1989
Pg. 35
India
36 Shiva-e-amuzish wa parwarish-e-
zaban hai-e-kharja dar-hind
Hind, Kabul, Afghanistan May 1988
Afghanistan
37 The Swami for All Mankind; 1987 Evening Brief, Calcutta. April 1987
Pg.7
India
Participation in the International Conferences, etc. outside India
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1. Eleventh Biennial Iranian Studies Conference; Presentation: Hedayat in Harmony with
the Savants of Indo Persian Literature; held at University of Vienna, Austria, 2-5
August, 2016
2. Eleventh Biennial Iranian Studies Conference; Chaired the Session- Persian Beyond
Persia held at University of Vienna, Austria, 2-5 August, 2016
3. International Conference on India Iran , Two Great Civilization: Retrospect and
Prospects; Performed a Poetic Session titled: Qand-e-Farsi wa Tutiyan-e-Hind (Persian
Candy and Indian Parrots), Indo Persian Poetry: A Bridge Between Two Great
Civilizations, hosted by ICCR, India Foundation, Academy of Persian Language and
Literature and Sadi Foundation; held at Tehran, Iran. 23-25 May, 2016
4. Workshop on Tuti Nama and Persian Translation of Sukasaptati hosted by Department of
Arabic, Indian and Iranian Studies, University of Sorbonne; Presentation: Tuti Nama of
Nakhshabi; held at 13 rue Santeuil, Paris, France, 14 December, 2015
5. International Colloquium on Thousand and One Nights: Sources, Transformation in
Literature, Arts and Sciences; Presentation: Arabian Nights in Urdu Translation; held at
INALCO, Paris, France, 9-11 December 2015
6. The Seventh Biennial Convention of the Association For the Study of Persianate
Societies; Presentation: Impact of Rumi on Medieval India; held at Mimar Sinan Fine
Arts University, Findikli Campus, Istanbul, Turkey, 8-11 September, 2015
7. The Seventh Biennial Convention of the Association For the Study of Persianate
Societies; Chaired the session- Rumi and the Indian Parrots; held at Mimar Sinan Fine
Arts University, Findikli Campus, Istanbul, Turkey, 8-11 September, 2015
8. Tenth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference; Chaired Session- Persian Nightingale in
Indian Garden; held at Hilton Bonaventure Hotel, Montreal Quebec, Canada , 6-9
August, 2014
9. Literary and Art Festival of Herat, hosted by Writers Association and US Consulate,
Participated and delivered address in the Literary Fest, held at Herat, Afghanistan, 28-
29 October, 2013
10. Postgraduate Conference on Translation Studies and Literature in English, hosted by
Cankaya University, Presentation: Secrets of the Self in an English Translation, held at
Depts. Of English Language and Literature and Translation and Interpreting Studies,
Ankara, Turkey, 13-14 May, 2013.
11. International Conference on The Contribution of Amir Khusraw Dehlavi to the Culture of
Central Asia, hosted by Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, UNESCO,
IICAS; Presentation: Amir Khosrow: An Exponent of Central Asian Culture in India,
held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 11-12 April, 2013.
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12. International Conference on Asian Writers and Literatures in the West, hosted by the
Faculty of Literature, Istanbul University; Presentation: Story of Sohrab in an English
Adaption held at Istanbul, Turkey. 1-5 August, 2012
13. 1st Triennial Iranian Studies Conference hosted by the Scandinavian Society for Iranian
Studies, Presentation: Imaging India in Buf-e-Kur (Blind Owl) held at University of
Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 30 March, 2012
14. Delivered Lecture on Persian Studies in India,held at College of Arts and Humanities,
School of Languages Literatures and Cultures Studies, University of Maryland, USA, 28
October, 2011
15. Delivered Lecture on Indo Persian Literature, at AMESALL Department, School of
Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, 26 October, 2011
16. International Shahname Conference The Second Millennium, Hosted by Department of
Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University; Presentation: The Story of Sohrab in an
English Translation, held at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 15-16 October,
2011.
17. International Conference of Iranian Society for the Promotion of Persian Language and
Literature, hosted by University of Mazandaran, Presentation: Persian from Kashi to
Kashan, held at Babolsar, Iran, 8-10 June, 2011.
18. Shahnama Millennium Conference, hosted by Pembroke College, Cambridge,
Participated in the Proceedings of the Conference only, held at Cambridge, UK, 13-15,
December. 2010
19. 2nd International Symposium on Mystical Aspects of Islamic Art & Literature, hosted by
International Institute of Islamic Thought and Culture; Presentation: Ali Hujveri: The
Oracle of Sufism, held at ISTAC, IIUM, Kula Lampur, Malaysia, 20-23 July, 2010.
20. 3rd Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art, And Diverse Are Their Hues:
Color in Islamic Art and Culture; Participated only, held at Cordoba, Spain, 2-4
November, 2009
21. The Heritage of Abu Hanifa and its Importance in the Dialogue of Civilizations, hosted
by Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Academy of Sciences etc. Participated
only; held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 5-6 October, 2009
22. Societas Iranologica Europaea Mid-Term Conference 2009 How to Write the History of
Modern Persian Literature, State of the Art, Approach, and Perspective; Presentation:
Indians Writing History of Modern Persian Poetry; held at Department of Iranian
Studies, Bamberg University, Germany 10-12 July 2009
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23. Sign & Cultural Areas of South & South East of Afghanistan in the Kushan Period;
Presentation: Nigarkhaneh Dar Saye i Hindukush; hosted by the Academy of Sciences,
Kabul Afghanistan 17-18 March 2009
24. 1150 Anniversary of Rudaki: The Father of Persian Poetry: Presentation; Rudaki the
Radiance of Khorasan; hosted by the Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism Research
,Tehran Iran 21-22 December 2008.
25. International Conference on Sufism Culture & Music; Presentation:Role of Sufis in the
Development of Culture in the Indian Sub Continent; hosted by National Centre for
Research in Pre History Anthropology & History held at Tizi Ozu , Algeria 14-16
December 2008
26. Islamic Civilization in South Asia; Presentation: Amir Khosrow the Architect of Indo
Islamic Culture; hosted by IRCICA & the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples’
Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 16-18 November 2008
27. 1150 Anniversary of Rudaki the Founder of Tajik Persian Literature; Presentation:
Rudaki The Indo Tajik Poetic Link; hosted by the Government of Tajikistan, Dushanbe,
Tajikistan 5-11 September 2008.
28. International Congress to honour the memory of Ameer Hassan Ala Sejzi Dehlavi;
Presentation: Hasan Ala Sijzi: A Romantic Poet; hosted by Sub-continent and South
Asian Research Center; University of Sistan and Baluchistan; Zahedan, Iran 20-22
February 2008.
29. International Symposium on the Traces of Mevlana Jalal al din Rumi in the World,
Literary ; Presentation: Impact of Mevlana on India ; hosted by Rumi Research &
Application Centre , Seljuk University, Konya, Turkey, 13-15 December 2007.
30. Researches on Bakhtarian and Gandhari Languages; A talk delivered on: On Bactrian
Culture; hosted by The Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan in Kabul , Afghanistan; 11
November 2007.
31. Peace at Home, Peace in the World, hosted by International Congress of Asian and North
African Studies 38; Presentation: An Indo-Persian Perspective of Peace;; held at
Ankara, Turkey; 10-15 September 2007.
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Participation in the International Conferences within India
1. The Cultural Similarities between Iran and Indian Sub continent: Indigenous Cultural
Fragmentation in the Era of Globalisation, hosted by Iran Culture House, the India
International Centre, ICCR and UNESCO Parzor Foundation; Presentation: Urdu, a
Golden Chain between Iran and the Indian Sub-continent; held at New Delhi, 18-19
January 2017.
2. International Conference on Mirza Ghalib: A Pillar of Indo Persian Society, hosted by
Institute of Indo Persian Studies and The Asiatic Society, Kolkata; Presentation:
Writing Must Not Be Less Than Speaking- Thus Spake Ghalib, held at Kolkata, 4-5
January, 2017
3. International Seminar on Common Legacies of Urdu, Arabic and Persian, hosted by
Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic and Persian University, Patna; Presentation on
Symbiosis in Urdu and Persian Literature, held at, Urdu Academy, Patna, 30
November- 1 December, 2016
4. A Two Day International Seminar on Taqreeb- Propogation of Harmonious Relations in
Mughal, British and Independent India, organised by Dept. of Arabic & Persian, CU in
Collaboration with QJSP, Mumbai; Presentation: Taqreeb in the Works of Mirza
Ghalib, held at Calcutta University, Kolkata, 27-28 September, 2016
5. International Seminar on Nehru, Azad and Perso Arab World, hosted by Department of
Arabic and Persian and MAKAIAS; Presentation: Persian Elements in the Epistles of
Azad, held at Kolkata, 30-31 March 2016
6. Indo-Persianate Culture and Literature at Mughal Court (Akbar, Jahangir &
Shahjahan), hosted by Department of Persian, University of Delhi; Participated only,
held at University of Delhi, Delhi, 3-5 March, 2016
7. The Third Perso-Indica Conference on The Sultanate Period and the Early Mughal
Empire; Presentation: Tuti-Nama: Persian Tapestry Woven by Indian Threads, held
at University of Delhi, Delhi, 3-4 September, 2015
8. International Seminar on Sadiq Hedayat, hosted by Institute of Indo Persian Studies,
Presentation: Social Ethos in the Novel Buf-i-Kur, held at CETTM, Powai, Mumbai,
17-18 February 2015
9. International Seminar on Hindustani farsi Adab Ek Tanqeedi Jaiza, hosted by
Department of Persian Barkatullah University; Presentation: Browne and Shiblis’s
Outlook on The Shahnama, held at Bhopal, 24-25 March, 2014
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10. International Conference on Orientalism: Past and Present, hosted by Department of
Arabic, Aliah University; Presentation: Iqbal: The Philosopher Poet of the East, held
at Kolkata, 17-18 February, 2014
11. International Conference on Orientalism: Past and Present, hosted by Department of
Arabic, Aliah University; Chaired a Session, held at Kolkata, 17-18 February, 2014
12. International Conference on Orientalism: Past and Present, hosted by Department of
Arabic, Aliah University; delivered an address as chief guest, held at Kolkata, 17-18
February, 2014
13. International Conference on Arabic and Islamic Studies in North East India, hosted by
Department of Arabic Abhayapuri College, Presentation: Panipat: The Land of Love,
held at Abhayapuri, Assam, 27-29 June, 2013
14. International Conference on Arabic and Islamic Studies in North East India, hosted by
Department of Arabic Abhayapuri College, Chaired a Session, held at Abhayapuri,
Assam, 27-29 June, 2013
15. International Seminar on Media and Global Affairs: Exploring Media in west Asia,
hosted by Centre for Media Studies, School of Social Sciences; Discussant of the
Panel, held at JNU, New Delhi, 19-20 March, 2013
16. International Conference on Indo-Iran Cultural Relations A Focus on Sadeq Hedayat
and India, hosted by The Department of Persian Studies, Presentation: Representation
of Life and Society in Buf-i-Kur held at EFLU, Hyderabad, 17-18 February,2013
17. International Conference on Indo-Iran Cultural Relations A Focus on Sadeq Hedayat
and India, hosted by The Department of Persian Studies, Chaired a Session, held at
EFLU, Hyderabad, 17-18 February,2013
18. International Seminar on Exploring Delhi’s Social and Cultural Traditions Through
Persian Literature (Mughal Period), hosted by Zakir Husain Delhi College; Chaired a
session, held at University of Delhi, Delhi 7-9 November 2012
19. International Seminar on Exploring Delhi’s Social and Cultural Traditions Through
Persian Literature (Mughal Period), hosted by Zakir Husain Delhi College;
Presentation: Waqarul Mulk in Delhi, held at University of Delhi, Delhi 7-9
November 2012
20. International Seminar on For Nation and Islam Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in
Retrospect, hosted by MAKAIAS; Presentation: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and
Persian Literature held at Kolkata, 28-30 August, 2012
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21. International Seminar on Reflection of Indian Culture & Civilization in Travelogues,
hosted by Centre of Indian Languages/SLL&CS, JNU; Presentation: Waqarul
MulkTabrezi: Persian Traveler in British India, held at JNU, New Delhi, 12-14
March, 2012
22. International Seminar on Reflection of Indian Culture & Civilization in Travelogues,
hosted by Centre of Indian Languages/SLL&CS, JNU; Coordinator of two academic
sessions , held at JNU, New Delhi, 12-14 March, 2012
23. International Conference on Hafiz Commemoration, hosted by Consulate General of
Islamic Republic of Iran, Hyderabad Central University etc, Presentation: Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad: A Poetic Link of India and Iran held at Hyderabad, 8-9 October,
2011
24. International Conference on Hafiz Commemoration, hosted by Consulate General of
Islamic Republic of Iran, Hyderabad Central University etc, Chaired Session at
Hyderabad, 8-9 October, 2011
25. International Symposium on Reception of Arabian Nights in World Literature, hosted
by Centre of Arabic and African Studies/ SLL&CS, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
Presentation: Reception of Arabian Nights in Sir Richard Burton’s Translation, held
at IIC, New Delhi, 21-23 February, 2010
26. International Seminar on the Promotion of Persian Language in India, Participated
only, held at India International Centre, New Delhi, 5-7 July, 2003.
Participation in the National Conferences within India
1. Performed in a Poetic Session titled: Qand-e-Farsi wa Tutiyan-e-Hind (Persian Candy
and Indian Parrots), Indo Persian Poetry: A Bridge Between Two Great Civilizations,
hosted by Jashn-e-Bahar Trust and India International Centre, held at Kamladevi
Complex, IIC, New Delhi, 28 September 2016
2. A Talk in Persian Language on Ruz-i-Moalem, broadcast by Persian Unit ESD, All India
Radio on 5 September 2015.
3. A Talk in Dari Language on Eid-ul-Fitr and its importance, broadcast by Dari Unit ESD,
All India Radio on 18th
July 2015.
4. Two day National Seminar on Insha Writing in Persian: A Literary Source of Cultural
and Historical Information, hosted by Department of Persian, University of Delhi;
Chaired a session, held at Delhi, 12-13 March, 2014
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5. The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, A Poster Exhibition at Indo Iran Studies Centre, MJP
Rohilkhand University, Bareily; delivered Key Note Address, held at Bareily, 3-16
February, 2014
6. A Comparative Study of Aesthetics in Sanskrit Persian and Hindi Literature, hosted by
Departments of Sanskrit, Persian and Hindi, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata and UGC;
Presentation: Aesthetics in Persian Literature, held at Kolkata 24-25 & 27 April, 2013
7. Two Day National Seminar on Travel Literature: Literary Historical and Cultural
Perspective, hosted by the Lucknow Campus of Maulana Azad National Urdu University;
Presentation: Travelogue Writings in Persian: Jam-i-Jam-e-Hindustan A Case Study,
held at Lucknow, 5-6 April, 2013
8. 46th
Session of All India Oriental Conference, hosted by Department of Sanskrit,
University of Kashmir; Presentation on Literary Interaction of Arnold with Ferdowsi;
held at Srinagar, 1-3 October 2012
9. National Seminar on Contribution of Late Prof. Nazir Ahmad to the Discovery and
Introduction of Persian Manuscript in India, hosted by Department of Persian, University
of Delhi; Presentation on Professor Nazir Ahmad: A Doyen of Persian Scholarship,
held at Delhi, 25 January, 2012
10. International Seminar on A Historical and Critical Survey of Novel Story and Fiction
Writing in Persian Language, hosted by Department of Persian, Barkatullah University;
Presentation on Setar: A Representative of Short Story of Persian, held at Bhopal, 15-
16 November, 2011
11. National Seminar on Persian Mathnavi Writing in the Indian Sub-continent, hosted by
Department of Persian, University of Delhi; Presentation on Ghalib and the Lamp of the
Temple, held at Delhi, 24 February 2011.
12. Seminar on The Shahnameh, hosted by The K R Cama Oriental Institute Presentation on
Alexander in History and Literature, held at Mumbai, 8-9 January, 2011
13. Contribution of Deccan (South India )for the Development of Persian Language &
Literature, hosted by Persian Scholars’ Association & the Department of Persian
,Osmania University, Hyderabad; Presentation: Depiction of Hyderabad in Jam i Jam i
Hindustan of Waqarul Mulk Syed Ali Tabrezi , held at Hyderabad, 28-30 March 2009.
14. Iran During 30 Years of Islamic Revolution, hosted by The Indian Association for
Central & West Asian Studeis and Academy of Third World; Presentation: Professor
Dr.Syed Jafar Shahidi: A Prominent Educationist of Modern Iran; held at Jamia Millia
Islamia, New Delhi, 11 February, 2009
15. The 44th
All India Oriental Conference, Kurukshetra; Paper presented on Rumi & Bu Ali
Qalander Panipat, held at Kurukshetra University, Haryana, 28-30 July, 2008
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16. Sufi Poet Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi: His Poetry and Philosophy; Impact of Mevlana on
Indo Persian Literature; hosted by The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, 28-29 January 2008.
17. Linguistic and Literary Influence of Persian on Urdu and other Indian Languages, hosted
by Anjuman-i-Islam and Iran Culture House; Presentation: Persian the Quintessence of
Urdu Poetry; Mumbai 17-19 March 2007.
18. Perso Arabic Threads in Indian Tapestry, hosted by the Department of Arabic & Persian,
Calcutta University, Kolkata; Presentation: Depiction of Calcutta in Jam i Jam i
Hindustan, held at Kolkata, 5-7 February 2007.
19. Impact of Persian Newspaper of India on the Constitutional Movement of Iran;
Conducted the Programmes at Mumbai and Calcutta University & The Asiatic Society,
Kolkata, 5 -7 August 2006.
20. 42nd
All India Oriental Conference, hosted by Sampurnanand Sanskrit University;
Presentation: Impact of India on Bedil’s Poetry, held at Benares; 4-6 November, 2004
21. National Seminar on Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi, hosted by the Department of Persian,
Delhi University; Presentation: Rumi The Story Teller Of Gnosticism, held at Delhi 29th
September 2004
22. Attended UGC Orientation Course, UGC Academic .Staff College, Jadavpur Univ.
Kolkata ;28 January - 4 March 2003.
23. National Seminar on Omar Khayyam the Persian Sage, hosted by the Department of
Persian , Mumbai University & Iran Cultural House, Mumbai; Presentation: The Wisdom
of Omar Khayyam, held at Mumbai, 14-16 January, 2003.
24. All India Oriental Conference, hosted by Sri Jagannath Sanskrit Visvavidyalaya, Puri.
Orissa; Presentation: Alexander: A Myth or Reality In the Shahnameh; held at Orissa,
4-16 December, 2002.
25. International Seminar on Dialogue between Cultures, hosted by the Department of
Ancient History & Culture, MJP Rohilkhand University Bareilly,: India & Iran;
Presentation: Dialogue Between Civilizations: An Indo-Persian Legacy, held at
Bareily, .25-26 November 2002.
26. National Seminar on Ferdowsi & his Shahnameh, Presentation on Encounter of the
Titans: Rustam & Isfandiyar; hosted by KR Cama Oriental Inst. & Culture House of
I.R.of Iran. Mumbai, 9-11 November, 2001.
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27. Attended three weeks UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Persian, Academic Staff
College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K; 19th August, 2001.
28. All India Oriental Conference; Presentation: Mirza Ghalib : An Epistle Writer of Indo
Persian Literature; held at Madras University, Chennai. 28-30 May 2000
29. Workshop on “Peace As Value, hosted by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation of Germany;
Presentation: Peace & Dialogue in Indo-Persian Legacy, held at Darjeeling, 28 November - 2
December, 1999.
30. Workshop on Critical Asian Studies for Peace And Understanding, hosted by Maulana
Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata; Presentation: Abul Kalam Azad and his
Ghubar-i-Khatir; held at Darjeeling, 3-12 August, 1998
31. International Seminar on Historical and Cultural Links between India & Uzbekistan;
Presentation: Rudaki the Pioneer of Neo Persian Poetry; held at National Museum,
New Delhi. 6- 8 December, 1993.
32. All India Oriental Conference, Presentation: Analysis of Story of Zahak from the
Shahnameh; held at Bhandarkar Institute Pune 28- 30 May1993.
33. All India Persian Teachers’ Conference; Presentation: Towards Understanding Firdausi:
The Story of Zahak; held at Vishva Bharati University, Santiniketan, Bolpur; 25-
23February, 1991.
34. All India Oriental Conference; Presentation: Features of Modern & Classical Persian
Literature; held at Gurukul Kangri Vishya Vidyala Haridwar, 14-16 November, 1990.
35. All India Persian Teachers’ Conference, hosted by the Department of Persian, Delhi University;
Presentation: Firdousi and the Story of Rustam & Sohrab; held at Zakir Hussain College, New
Delhi, 28-30 December, 1989.
Lectures delivered at Academic Staff Colleges, JNU, Calcutta University, Dept. of Persian
Jamia Millia Islamia, NTM and ESD, All India Radio
1. Delivered a lecture on Society and Literature on 06 April, 2015, in the 95th
Orientation
Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
2. Delivered a lecture on Poetry in Mughal India on 1st September, 2014, in the 95
th
Orientation Course at Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
3. Delivered lectures on 4 & 6 January, 2014 in the Refresher Course of Urdu, Arabic and
Persian, organised by Department of Urdu, Calcutta University, Kolkata
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4. Delivered a lecture on Amir Khosrow: An Exponent of Indo Persian Ghazal on 25th
March, 2013, in the 84th
Orientation Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi.
5. Delivered a lecture on Sadiq Hedayat: An Exponent of Modern Persian Literature on
05 March 2013 at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
6. Delivered a lecture on Buf-i-Kur: A Novelty in Persian Literature on 19th
October,
2012, in the 81st Orientation Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi.
7. Delivered lecture on 22 February, 2012 , in the 78th
Orientation Course at Academic
Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
8. Delivered lecture on Translation of Shahnameh in English on 16 January, 2012, in the
3rd
Refresher Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi.
9. Delivered lecture on Translation of Shahnameh in English on 16 January, 2012, in the
3rd
Refresher Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi.
10. Delivered lecture on Mirza Ghalib/ Iqbal on 1st February, 2012, in the 3
rd Refresher
Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
11. Delivered lecture in the Orientation-cum Work Shop for knowledge Text Translation
Urdu held at Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi. from 10-16 December , 2011,
12. Delivered lecture on Alexander in the Shahnama on 15 April, 2011, in the 75th
Orientation Course at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi.
13. Delivered lecture on 11 March, 2011, in the 74th
Orientation Course at Academic Staff
College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
14. Delivered lecture on 02 December, 2010, in the 72nd
Orientation Course at Academic
Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
15. Delivered lecture on 07 January, 2010, in the 67th
Orientation Course at Academic Staff
College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
16. Delivered lecture on Literature on 07th
October, 2010, in the 71st Orientation Course
at the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
17. Delivered lecture on Indo Persian Literature: Reception on 22 April, 2009, in the 65th
Orientation Course at Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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Conference/ Workshop Organized
1. Mirza Ghalib: A Pillar of Indo Persian Society, hosted by Institute of Indo Persian
Studies and The Asiatic Society Kolkata, 4-5 January, 2017
2. Calligraphy Workshop: Nastaliq- A Persian art form in India, hosted by Centre of Persian
and Central Asian Studies, SLL&CS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 17 October- 17
November 2016
3. The Blind Owl: Hooting for 80 Years, hosted by Institute of Indo Persian Studies and
India International Centre, 17-18 February 2016
4. Sadegh Hedayat: A Persian Phoenix in the Indian Island, hosted by Indo Persian Studies,
17-18 February 2015
5. International Seminar Devoted to 600th
Birth Anniversary of Great Tajik- Persian Poet
Abdurrahman Jami, hosted by Institute of Indo Persian Studies and Embassy of
Tajikistan, 27 November 2014
6. International Seminar on Reflection of Indian Culture & Civilization in Travelogues,
hosted by Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language Literature and Culture
Studies, 12-14 March, 2012
7. International Seminar on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: An Architect of Indo Persian
Culture, hosted by Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies, 1-3 March, 2011
8. Development of Persian Language & Literature in South India (Deccan), hosted by Dept.
of Persian, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 28-30 March 2009
9. Omar Khayyam & India; hosted by the Centre of Persian & Central Asian Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 14-16 March 2004.
MEMBERSHIP and DESIGNATION
The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. (Life Member)
All India Oriental Conference, Bhandarkar Institute, Pune. (Life Member)
India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi. (Life Member)
Persian Scholars’ Associations, New Delhi (Vice President)
India International Centre (Associate Member)
Institute of Indo-Persian Studies. (President )
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On the Editorial Board of:
1. The Iran Namag, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilization, University of Toronto,
Canada
2. Journal of Epic Research, Payam-i-Noor University, Taft, Iran
Place: New Delhi
Date: 31/01/17