Professor Syed Amir Hasan Abidi Memorial Society

Upcoming Event

The Eighth Professor Abidi Memorial Lecture

Speaker: Dr. Ruby Lal

Professor of South Asian history at Emory University and author of Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan.

Topic: Historian's Craft: The Erasure of India’s Great Mughal Women

When: Sunday, 10th December 2023 at 5:00 PM

Where: Iran Culture Centre, 18 Tilak Marg, New Delhi

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In Memoriam

Professor Ahmadjon Quronbekov

Extremely pained to hear of the tragic death of Prof. Ahmadjon Quronbekov (1943-2021), eminent scholar of Persian Studies in Uzbekistan.

He was a distinguished Professor at the Centre of Persian and Iranian Studies in the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, teaching for over half a century and guiding generations of scholars.

The Memorial Society offers its sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and students. May his legacy live long.

Aims & Objectives

This Society has been formed in fond memory of the eminent Persian scholar Professor Syed Amir Hasan Abidi with the following goals:

01. To organize talks, lectures, seminars, symposia, workshops, conferences etc., to further the cause of education & research in Persian language & literature.
02. To provide financial assistance to deserving scholars undertaking PhD in Persian Language & Literature.
03. To recognize the contribution of outstanding scholars and honour them.
04. To start an academy for teaching & promotion of Persian language & literature.
05. To award prizes to scholars and students for outstanding work in Persian language & literature.
06. To publish books, monographs, periodicals, and papers.
07. To associate & collaborate with other organizations in India and abroad and contribute to knowledge in Persian Language & Literature as well as inter-disciplinary studies.
08. To provide scholarships to girls undertaking higher education up to undergraduate level.
09. To establish and run a Center of Indology.