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  • Persian prose meets pulp fiction: How an 18th-century fairy tale became a multilingual phenomenon

    Persian prose meets pulp fiction: How an 18th-century fairy tale became a multilingual phenomenon

    Adhiraj Parthasarathy Mohammed Abdul Aleem
    · Aug 04, 2024 · 11:30 am
  • How Arjuna from ‘Mahabharata’ and Rustam from Iran’s ‘Shahnamah’ are strikingly similar

    How Arjuna from ‘Mahabharata’ and Rustam from Iran’s ‘Shahnamah’ are strikingly similar

    Alireza Sedighi
    · Jul 11, 2021 · 09:30 pm
  • From India to Iraq, the epic warrior Rustam appears in manuscripts with red hair. Why?

    From India to Iraq, the epic warrior Rustam appears in manuscripts with red hair. Why?

    Dr Peyvand Firouzeh
    · Jul 16, 2019 · 09:30 pm