Hyderabad: A seminal book, ‘A Short History of Persian Literature at the Bahamani, the Adil Shahi and the Qutb Shahi Courts-Deccan’ authored by Dr. T. N. Devare will be released on Wednesday at 6-00pm, at the Lecture Hall of Salar Jung Museum.
The book is a reprint of the original publication brought out in 1961. It has been recognized over the years as a pioneering work on the evolution of Indo-Persian language in the Deccan.
Incidentally, this was the first study based on the original Persian manuscripts and literary sources. It brings out the influence of the multi-religious and multi-lingual traditions of the Deccan on Indo-Persian. The book also makes the case for collaboration between Persian and the regional languages of India.
The book will be discussed by Shri A.K. Goel, former senior IAS officer, Prof. Aziz Bano, Head of Department, Persian, MANUU, Prof. Salma Farooqui, Deccan Studies Centre, MANUU. The discussion will be chaired by Mr. Sripad Bhalerao, former senior IAS officer.
The function is being organized Mr. Sudhir T. Devare, former Secretary with the Ministry of External Affairs, as a tribute to his father.