INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- The Iranian Studies Center prepares to unveil five Persian paintings produced based upon stories from the works of Nezami Ganjavi,
the greatest romantic epic poet in classical Persian literature.The art work have been developed by Mehdi Farrokhi and will be introduced as
part of the centers program to commemorate Nezami Day, which falls on March 12 this year, the director of the center, Abdolmajid Sharifzadeh
informed the Persian service of IRNA on Wednesday.Following the unveiling event, Mohammad Ali Rajabi of the Farshchian Islamic-Iranian Arts
University will deliver a speech
Nezami is one of our great poets who introduces himself as an Iranian in his poetry and never ever feels ashamed of his nationality,
In his Panj Ganj [The Five Treasures], he attentively made up the most extensive lyrics produced in the history of Persian literature and
taught us morals and wisdom, he added
Due to their unique literary characteristics, his works should have to be scrutinized in different conferences, and in the Iranian Studies
Center of the Iranology Foundation, we plan to discuss his poetry and its effect on art, in particular Persian painting, he noted
By a research study into the past, we learn about a close relationship between Iranian literati and artists, and the connection has been a
source of inspiration for the artists and has been represented in their artworks, Sharifzadeh explained.Iran will celebrate Nezami Ganjavi
in an eight-day celebration beginning on March 5
The National Orchestra is arranged to carry out a performance with poems from Nezami at Tehrans Vahdat Hall in a closing event on Nezami
1141-1209 CE) is primarily known for Khamseh , two copies of which that are protected in Iran were inscribed on UNESCOs Memory of the World
Khamseh is a pentalogy of poems composed in Masnavi verse type (rhymed couplets) with a total of 30,000 couplets
These 5 poems include the didactic work Makhzan ol-Asrar (The Treasury of Mysteries); the 3 standard romance of Khosrow and Shirin, Leili
and Majnun, and Haft Paykar; and the Eskandar-nameh, which records the experiences of Alexander the Great.There are different versions of
Khamseh in Iranian libraries, but the two variations kept at the Central Library of the University of Tehran and the library of the Shahid
Motahhari School and Mosque in Tehran are the ones that were signed up by UNESCO.Photo: A Persian painting by Mehdi Farrokhi.MMS/ YAW
