Hyderabad, January 5: “Indian and Persian civilizations are two among the very few whose influence and impact have reached far and beyond their geographical limits.”
The deep effects of Indian culture and intellectuality can be clearly seen in some parts of south east, far east and middle-east while the Persian culture has left indelible imprints on the in some parts of west and middle-east.
These views were expressed by vice-president of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Prof Shahid Mehdi on the occasion of inaugural session of biennial convention of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS) at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (Manuu).
Prof. Mohammad Miyan, vice chancellor, Maulana Azad National Urdu University presided over the convention.
Secretary of ASPS Borjian said, “Hyderabad is the ideal venue to host the convention. The Indo-Persian art and architecture found in this city can be paralleled only by a few Persian cities. Hyderabad even surpassed Isfahan and became the centre of confluence of cultures. The city also gave the world exhaustive dictionaries and thousands of manuscripts in the Persian language.”
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