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International seminar · 2015
Sadiq Hedayat: A Persian Phoenix in the Indian Island
An international seminar in Mumbai on the 112th birth anniversary of Sadiq Hedayat, a tribute to the Persian writer and his years in India.
Day 1 of 3
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Lecture Hall, CETTM, Powai, Mumbai
11:00 – 12:00
Inaugural session
Prof. Chander Shekhar, Head, Dept. of Persian, Delhi University & Dr. Marta Simidchieva, (Division of Humanities, York University, Toronto ) shall be the Chief Guests
Dr. Syed Akhtar Husain, (President, Institute of Indo Persian Studies) will preside over the function
Dr. Aleem Ashraf Khan, (Vice President, Institute of Indo Persian Studies) shall propose a vote of thanks
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Session 1
In Chair: Professor Chandra Shekhar & Dr. Syed Akhtar Husain
Ms. Pinky Isha: The Surreo-Absurdist World of Transformations and Split Personality: A Comparative
Study of Hedayat’s The Blind Owl with Kafka’s The Metamorphosis and Ionesco’s Rhinoceros
Dr. Alim Ashraf Khan: The Art of Short Story Writings of Sadegh Hedayat
Dr. Marta Simidchieva: The Indian Connection in an Allegorical Reading of Hedayat’s the Blind Owl
Ms. Dipanwita Donde: Poetic Fragments and Fractured Images: The Art of Sadegh Hedayat
Mr. Nadeem Akhtar: Hedayat Translating Facts into Fiction
Lunch 1pm-2:30pm
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 2
In Chair: Dr. Aleem Ashraf Khan & Dr. Rizwanur Rahman
Ms. Nargis Jaberi Nasab: Beganeh i dar Behisht: A Passage to India
Dr. Mandana Mangeli: Revisiting the Archetypes: Shadow, Anima, Persona and Death in the stories of Hedayat
Mr. Golam Moinuddin: Reception of Buf e Kur in Pakistan
Ms. Nahid Morshedloo: Three Drops of Blood: A Friend, A Beloved and A Rival
Tea
Persian Music Programme at Rangaswar Y.B.Chavan Centre, 4th Floor, Gen. Jagannathrao Bhosale Marg, Mumbai, 400021 at 6:30 pm-7:30 pm
Day 2 of 3
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Lecture Hall, CETTM, Powai, Mumbai
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Session 3
In Chair: Dr. Marta Simidchieva
Mr. Ali Dehbashi: Studies on Hedayat in Iran
Dr. Sadi Aydin: Sadiq Hedayat in Turkey
Dr. Mahmoodreza Ekramifar: Analysis of Symbolism in Dash Akol by Sadegh Hedayat
Dr. Md. Arshadul Quadri: Haji Agha and Sethji: A Comparative Study
Tea break: 11:00 am- 11:30 am
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Session 4
In Chair: Mr. Ali Dehbashi
Dr. Mohd. Abul Kalam Sarker: Studies on Sadegh Hedayat in Bangladesh.
Dr. Mohd. Ataullah: A Comparative Study of Sadegh Hedayat with his contemporary Iranian writers
Ms. Mehri Shah Hosseini: The Language of Characters in the Stories of Sadegh Hedayat
Ms. Ehteram Farrokhi: The Role of Women in the stories of Sadegh Hedayat
Lunch break: 1:00 pm – 2:00pm
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Session 5
In Chair: Dr. Muzaffar Alam & Dr. Md. Arshadul Quadri
Ms. Shafaq Matloob & Syed Md. Kazim: Reality of Death in the Works of Ghalib and Hedayat.
Dr Mahmood Alam: India: A Safe Haven for Hedayat
Ms. Asieh Zabihnia Emran: Critiquing Binary Opposition in Buf-i-Kur of Sadegh Hedayat
Mr. Shakil Ahmad Khan: Reception of Sadeq Hedayat’s works in Urdu.
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Valedictory session
Remarks of Guest of Honour: Mr. Ali Dehbashi
Remarks of Chief Guest: Dr. Marta Simidchieva
Remarks of Chief Guest: Dr. Mandana Mangeli
Presidential Address: Professor Chandra Shekhar
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Syed Akhtar Husain
Tea
Day 3 of 3
Thursday, 19 February 2015
The Summer Queen, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba, Mumbai
12:00 noon
A visit to the Summer Queen
A visit to the Summer Queen, the house where Hedayat lived in 1936–37 (discovered by Nadeem Akhtar, a member of IIPS), at Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba, Mumbai.
Reception of the delegates by Janab Naseer Jamal, Managing Director, Citywalk Shoes, in the Summer Queen.
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