• Become A Member
  • Gift Membership
  • Gift Membership
Scroll.in Logo
  • Gift Membership
  • Sign In
  • Become A Member
  • Home
  • Common Ground
  • The Latest
  • Members-Only
  • Video
  • Eco India
  • The Reel
  • Magazine
  • Trending
    Trending
    • In Ladakh, climate change is raining on apricots, central to life and the economy

      In Ladakh, climate change is raining on apricots, central to life and the economy

      Avidha Raha
    • ‘Chrislam’: In Nigeria, why two religions are better than one

      ‘Chrislam’: In Nigeria, why two religions are better than one

      Marloes Janson, The Conversation
    • The Indian Foreign Service built the country’s reputation. Now, it seeks awards for one leader

      The Indian Foreign Service built the country’s reputation. Now, it seeks awards for one leader

      Ashok Swain
    • Maharashtra sets up panel to examine if STs who convert to other faiths should get quota benefits

      Maharashtra sets up panel to examine if STs who convert to other faiths should get quota benefits

      Scroll Staff
    • Why angry young protesters in Delhi have turned against Modi

      Why angry young protesters in Delhi have turned against Modi

      Anant Gupta
       & 
      Ayush Tiwari
    • Brand strategist Ambi Parameswaran reflects on the 1980-1990s, when ads focused on children

      Brand strategist Ambi Parameswaran reflects on the 1980-1990s, when ads focused on children

      Ambi Parameswaran
    • ‘Bol Bol Rani’ review: Sai Tamhankar prevents a mind game thriller from being a brain fade

      ‘Bol Bol Rani’ review: Sai Tamhankar prevents a mind game thriller from being a brain fade

      Nandini Ramnath
    • Updates: CJP alleges police fired pellet guns at protesters, demonstrations resume at Jantar Mantar

      Updates: CJP alleges police fired pellet guns at protesters, demonstrations resume at Jantar Mantar

      Scroll Staff
    • Cockroach Janta Party protest: How liberal scepticism induces paralysis in oppositional politics

      Cockroach Janta Party protest: How liberal scepticism induces paralysis in oppositional politics

      Milind Murugkar
    • From the memoir: When Oscar Wilde’s daughter-in-law did ‘Oriental’ makeup for Qurratulain Hyder

      From the memoir: When Oscar Wilde’s daughter-in-law did ‘Oriental’ makeup for Qurratulain Hyder

      Qurratulain Hyder
       & 
      Fatima Rizvi
    • ‘This one line is my bible – every footnote is a confession of failure’: Translator Daisy Rockwell

      ‘This one line is my bible – every footnote is a confession of failure’: Translator Daisy Rockwell

      Chintan Girish Modi
    • ‘Fractured Communities’ by Umar Khalid: Scholarship meets commitment to marginalised lives

      ‘Fractured Communities’ by Umar Khalid: Scholarship meets commitment to marginalised lives

      Anand Teltumbde
    We Need Your Help
    Scroll has produced award-winning journalism despite threats, falling ad revenues and rising costs. Support our work. Become a member today.
  • More
    More
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • India
    • World
    • Film and TV
    • Music
    • Books and Ideas
    • Business and Economy
    • Health
    • Education
    • Climate and Environment
    Newsletters
    • The Daily Brief
    • Now Watching By The Reel
    Read on the Go
    Get updates
    Please Don't Look Away
    AI is hollowing out independent media, stealing our readership and revenue. Only you can stop this bleeding. Support our work. Join Scroll today!
  • Newsletters

Persia

  • ‘Ice pits’ in the deserts of Persia to gelato: The long history of the world’s favourite dessert

    ‘Ice pits’ in the deserts of Persia to gelato: The long history of the world’s favourite dessert

    Garritt C Van Dyk, The Conversation
    · Jan 31, 2026 · 10:00 pm
  • How the idea of paradise dates back to the ancient gardens of Persia

    How the idea of paradise dates back to the ancient gardens of Persia

    Peter Edwell, The Conversation
    · Aug 27, 2025 · 10:00 pm
  • The legend of Persia’s Qurrat al-’Ayn Tahirih, who publicly unveiled and inspired a long revolution

    The legend of Persia’s Qurrat al-’Ayn Tahirih, who publicly unveiled and inspired a long revolution

    Adhiraj Parthasarathy
    · Oct 10, 2023 · 09:00 am
  • From India to Iran, via Bombay and its Parsis, Rabindranath Tagore and a forgotten book

    From India to Iran, via Bombay and its Parsis, Rabindranath Tagore and a forgotten book

    Adhiraj Parthasarathy Mohammad Dawood
    · Jan 15, 2023 · 07:30 am
  • How the British used the 1896 Bombay Plague as the excuse to advance their interests in Iran

    How the British used the 1896 Bombay Plague as the excuse to advance their interests in Iran

    John Hayhurst
    · Oct 16, 2022 · 01:30 pm
  • In 1830s Persia, ill-considered favours by a British official put his successor in a tight spot

    In 1830s Persia, ill-considered favours by a British official put his successor in a tight spot

    Curstaidh Reid
    · Jan 08, 2022 · 09:30 pm
  • How crystal chandeliers gifted to the Shah of Persia travelled from England to Bombay to Tehran

    How crystal chandeliers gifted to the Shah of Persia travelled from England to Bombay to Tehran

    Lesley Shapland
    · Oct 13, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • In photos: Glimpses of 16th-century Persia  through exquisite miniature art

    In photos: Glimpses of 16th-century Persia through exquisite miniature art

    The Public Domain Review
    · May 14, 2017 · 09:30 pm
  • When Akbar commissioned a Persian take on the Mahabharata

    When Akbar commissioned a Persian take on the Mahabharata

    Ursula Sims-Williams
    · Apr 30, 2016 · 08:30 pm