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Adjust font size: TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iranian families complete their preparations to celebrate Yalda Night on Sunday evening, while authorities reiterate calls to hold family meetings online this year to prevent the re-spread of COVID-19. Yalda Night, which is one of the oldest traditions in Iran, is to celebrate with family the longest night of the year. Family members usually gather for the night around a tablecloth covered with fruits such as watermelon, pomegranates and persimmons, to which different kinds of nuts and sweets are added. A distinctive feature of the night is the g...

Mainstream Mainstream, VOL LIX No 1, New Delhi, December 19, 2020 Rabindranath Tagore’s Work and Vision under Peril: Need to Preserve and Protect Visva - Bharati | Aurobindo Ghose Saturday 19 December 2020, by Aurobindo Ghose In 1940, a year before he died, Rabindranath Tagore placed a letter in Mahatma Gandhi’s hand. The letter said: "Visva-Bharati is like a vessel which is carrying the cargo of my life’s best treasure, and I hope it may claim special care from my countrymen for its preservation”. A century after being founded in 1921, Tagore’s life’s treasure - the Visva-Bhar...

2020-12-19 15:05:26 GMT2020-12-19 23:05:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iranian families complete their preparations to celebrate Yalda Night on Sunday evening, while authorities reiterate calls to hold family meetings online this year to prevent the re-spread of COVID-19. Yalda Night, which is one of the oldest traditions in Iran, is to celebrate with family the longest night of the year. Family members usually gather for the night around a tablecloth covered with fruits such as watermelon, pomegranates and persimmons, to which different kinds of nuts and s...

A new translation of works by the celebrated poet Hāfez, The Illuminated Hafiz: Love Poems for the Journey to Light, gives English-speaking audiences a fresh look at this distinguished Iranian-cultural icon. Born in Shiraz, Iran in the 14th century, Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, known simply as Hāfez—denoting someone who has memorized the Quran—was a Persian poet whose words are still recited today by millions throughout the world.  Belonging to the great tradition of Persian literature and poetry with the likes of Ferdowsi and Rumi, Hāfez in many ways bri...

An incense-burner in the shape of a lion (1000-1100) is on show in the "Literary Excellence" section, demonstrating how texts decorated objects Photo: © Musee du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Hughes Dubois Just as London museums are closing down again due to heightened Covid-19 restrictions, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has optimistically announced further details about its forthcoming 2021 blockbuster survey on Iran. Epic by name and epic by nature, this exhibition will cover an ambitious 5,000 years of Iranian history through 350 objects. A saga in itself, th...