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'''Azarmi Dukht Safavi''' (born 1948) is an Indian scholar, founding director of the Institute of Persian Research and the head of the Persian Language Research Center at [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref>{{cite web|last1= Com |first1= Behnegarsoft |url=http://www.ibna.ir/en/doc/naghli/155850/03-12 |title= Indian university holds confab on Iran's mystic poet Mowlavi |work= Iran's Book News Agency (IBNA) |date= 3 December 2012 |publisher=ibna.ir |accessdate= 3 December 2012}}</ref> She is the president of the All India Persian Teachers’ Association, [[New Delhi]], and the editor of the magazine ''Ghand Parsi''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.iscanews.ir/news/11742/to-sign-an-agreement-between-islamic-azad-university-and-the-university-of-aligarh-of-india-in-developing-persian-language |title=To sign an Agreement Between Islamic Azad University and the University of Aligarh of India in Developing Persian Language |agency=ISCA News Agency |access-date=28 June 2015 |archive-date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701090013/http://en.iscanews.ir/news/11742/to-sign-an-agreement-between-islamic-azad-university-and-the-university-of-aligarh-of-india-in-developing-persian-language |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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Safavi is known for her works in the [[Gulistan (book)|''Gulistan'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.irib.ir/subcontinent/cultural-physical-features/item/127255-indian-university-holds-confab-on-iran%E2%80%99s-mystic-poet-mowlavi |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150530160026/http://english.irib.ir/subcontinent/cultural-physical-features/item/127255-indian-university-holds-confab-on-iran%E2%80%99s-mystic-poet-mowlavi |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 May 2015 |title=Indian university holds confab on Iran's mystic poet Mowlavi |publisher=iran english radio |accessdate=3 December 2012 }}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
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After completing her primary and secondary education, Safavi joined [[Aligarh Muslim University]] to pursue higher studies in Persian. She completed her [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]]. in 1966, [[Master of Arts|M.A]]. in 1968, and [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]]. in Persian in 1974. The topic of her Ph.D. [[thesis]] was "Sadi as a Humanist and Lyricist". Her Ph.D. supervisor was the late Nazeer Ahmad.<br />
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After finishing her Ph.D., Safavi was appointed as a [[lecturer]] in the Department of Persian, where she taught as a professor for 32 years. She speaks [[Persian language|Persian]], English, Urdu, and Hindi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ettelaat.com/etint/?p=34588 |title= Expert from India |publisher= Ettelaat Newspaper}}</ref><br />
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==Persian origin==<br />
Safavi is from the family of the [[Nawabs]] of [[Lucknow]] ([[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]), and her family belongs to the Safavid dynasty of Iran. Shah Rahmatullah Safavi, the great grandfather of Safavi, came to India during the reign of the Indian Mughal king [[Muhammad Shah]] in 1737. He was the governor of [[Patna|Azeemabad (Patna)]]. Later on, the family migrated to [[Delhi]] and [[Lucknow]] before settling in Shamsabad, Uttar Pradesh. Safavi's great grandfather Nawab Wali, alias Nawab Dulha, was a prolific writer and author of more than 20 books in Persian. Her father, Mohammad Sadiq Safavi, was her first [[Persian language|Persian]] teacher and inspired her to study the language. He was a Persian scholar who completed his M.A. in Persian at [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. His articles were regularly published in leading Iranian literary journals, including ''Yaghma'' and ''Sukhan''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kidwai|first=Shafey|date=2018-10-05|title=Moments of introspection|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/moments-of-introspection/article25137128.ece|access-date=2020-07-21|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Institute of Persian Research==<br />
Safavi is the founder-director of the Institute established in 2006 at Aligarh Muslim University.<ref>https://www.amu.ac.in/persian.jsp?did=10013 Institute of Persian Research</ref> She wrote a proposal to establish the Institute, which was approved by the Government of [[India]]. The Institute is focused on developing [[Persian Language|Persian language]] and literature. Its programs include Publication, Seminars/Conferences, lectures by eminent Iranian and Indian scholars, and training in modern/spoken Persian. The Institute has published 45 books and monographs and organized seven seminars to date.<br />
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In 2006, Safavi established the Persian Language Research Center at Aligarh University.<br />
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==Publications==<br />
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Safavi has published more than 150 research papers in [[Persian language|Persian]], English, and [[Urdu]] in national and international journals.<br />
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===Books===<br />
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*''Tashreeh-ul-Aqwam, Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes''<br />
*''Akhbar-ul-Jamal, Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes''<br />
*''Bahr-e-Zakhkhar'', (03 Volumes) ''Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes''<br />
*''Relevance of Rumi's Thought in Modern Times'' <br />
*''Sufistic Literature in Persian: Tradition and Dimensions, Vol. I & II''<br />
*''Aftab-e-Alamtab, Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes''<br />
*''Tazkirah Writing in Persian, Vol. I & II''<br />
*''Revisiting Adabiat-e-Dastani in Persian, Vol. I, II''<br />
*''Unsut-Taibeen – English Translation''<br />
*''Persian Masnawi, Vol. I, II''<br />
*''Arafatul Ashiqin, Volume 2, Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes''<br />
*''Post Islamic Revolution Short Stories in Iran, Translation from Persian''<br />
*''Indo-Iranian Heritage, Vol. I, II''<br />
*''Nazm-e-Guzidah, Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes''<br />
*''Silkus Suluk, Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes''<br />
*''Chehl Namoos, Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes''<br />
*''Persian Ghazal: Tradition and Dimensions, Vol. I & II''<br />
*''Indology and Persian Literature''<br />
*''Humanism and Universal Brotherhood in Persian Literature, Vol. I, II''<br />
*''Revolution & Creativity''<br />
*''Ijaz Khusravi, English Translation, Vol. I''<br />
*''Mukhkhul Maana, Critical Edition with Introduction and notes''<br />
*''Impact of Persian Language & Culture on India''<br />
*''Indo-Iran Relations''<br />
*''Contribution of Persian Language and Literature to the Composite Culture of India''<br />
*''Adab Shanasi''<br />
*''Unsut-Taibeen – Annotated English Translation of Shiakh Ahmad Jam's Famous Sufistic Treatise''; Zohra Publications, London, U.K.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Persian Inscriptions on Indian Monuments]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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* Head of Persian Language Research Center at India's Aligarh Muslim University Professor Azarmidokht Safavi, [http://www.iran-daily.com/News/118297.html]<br />
* Indian university holds confab on Iran's mystic poet Mowlavi [https://archive.today/20150530160026/http://english.irib.ir/subcontinent/cultural-physical-features/item/127255-indian-university-holds-confab-on-iran%E2%80%99s-mystic-poet-mowlavi]<br />
* [[Iranology Foundation]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150622132810/http://91.98.46.102:8093/explain.aspx?var=1475]<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*Bibliography:the ''Life and works of Prof. Safavi'', 212 pages, Published : Anjuman-i-Asar-o-Mafakhir-i-Milli, Tehran, Urdebehesht, 1394 (May 2015)<br />
* [[Mushirul Hasan]]: "Nationalist and Separatist Trends in Aligarh, 1915–47" in ''Indian Economic and Social History Review'' (Jan 1985), Vol. 22 Issue 1, pp 1–33<br />
* Gail Minault and David Lelyveld: "The Campaign for a Muslim University 1898–1920" in ''Modern Asian Studies'' (March 1974) 8#2 pp 145–189<br />
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