The etymology of Persian words is not always very familiar to the public. In contrast, the roots of words in other languages, such as Arabic and English, are more accessible. For example, it is easy ...

Rumi was born to native Persian-speaking parents on the Eastern shores of the then Persian Empire on September 30, 1207, in the city of Balkh which is now part of Afghanistan, and finally settled in ...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have crept into the language, such as “pizzas” which will ...

On December 11, 2019, the Delhi High Court issued a ruling in a public interest litigation asking that the Delhi Police be stopped from using difficult Persian and Urdu words in their first ...

The incident in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, has once again shamed civilized society. This incident has raised many questions: Is hatred so prevalent in our society that a single word can spark controversy?

Hyderabad: Names like Shah, Namdar, Nareeman or Nariman are Persian in origin and are used in India due to the cultural influences brought by travellers and traders over the centuries. The ...