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1 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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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

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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