Exhibition, showcasing rare manuscripts, seeks to revive Persian language in Kashmir
Munawar Zaman
Press TV, Indian-administered Kashmir
Insha-I-Darab, a week-long exhibition in Indian-administered Kashmir is displaying dozens of rare manuscripts written by prominent poet Khwaja Muhammad Amin Darab.
The language was once officially used in courts and commerce until 1889. The organizers say the aim of the event is to revive Persian language in the region.
About 73 manuscripts, including a dozen books written by Darab, are on display.
Chronogram on Neil Armstrong’s landing on the moon, Maharaja of Kashmir accession to the throne in 1923, elegies of prominent scholars, including on the death of Muslim scholar and jurist Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri, are being displayed in the exhibition.
Darab was instrumental in transmitting traditional Persian literature in the region, he is also known as master of Qitah-i-tarikh and Naats in the praise of Prophet Muhammad.
Darab died in 1979 in Srinagar, but his memories and writings continue to enlighten hearts and minds in the region. The remnants of Persian verses in Kashmir are widely recited in mosques, shrines, sufi and spiritual gatherings.
The Persian language reached its peak in Kashmir during the Mughal rule, but faded with the course of time.
The exhibition organizers say events like this are an ideal platform to revive Persian language and literature.
Organizers say Darab’s contribution to Persian literature in the valley is also highlighted in documentation of the greatest poets, Ghani Kashmiri.
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