Vanishing Farsi, Resized Modi, Shameless Election Commission Of India, Lot Of Cartoons and Three Things To Watch!
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It is difficult to think of Persian as an Indian language today. Yet for hundreds of years, Farsi held sway as a language of administration and high culture across the subcontinent. It was brought in by Persiophile central Asians during the 12th century, and played a role very similar to the one English does in modern India. So, in the 17th century, when the Marathi Shivaji wanted to communicate with Rajasthani Jai Singh, the general of the Mughal army in the Deccan, they used Farsi.
Vanishing Farsi, Resized Modi, Shameless Election Commission Of India, Lot Of Cartoons and Three Things To Watch!
Vanishing Farsi, Resized Modi, Shameless…
Vanishing Farsi, Resized Modi, Shameless Election Commission Of India, Lot Of Cartoons and Three Things To Watch!
It is difficult to think of Persian as an Indian language today. Yet for hundreds of years, Farsi held sway as a language of administration and high culture across the subcontinent. It was brought in by Persiophile central Asians during the 12th century, and played a role very similar to the one English does in modern India. So, in the 17th century, when the Marathi Shivaji wanted to communicate with Rajasthani Jai Singh, the general of the Mughal army in the Deccan, they used Farsi.