C.V. 1. Name: Dr Mohd Asif Naim Siddiqi 2. Present Status: Professor & Former Chairman in the Department of Persian Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh. 3. Postal Address: A/9 Medical colony A.M.U. Aligarh (U.P.) India. Tel : 0571-2720014 Mobile :09411488762 e-mail: asifsiddiqiamu@yahoo.com 4. Academic Qualifications Exam. Division Year University M.A. 1 1974 A.M.U.Aligarh PhD - 1980 J.N.U. New Delhi 5. Visited Abroad /Visits Offered 1) Have visited Iran on the invitation of Bonyad-e-Farhang-e- Iran, Tehran and attended classes on Modern Persian Language and Literature. 2) Have been awarded Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship tenable at SOAS London. Visited and worked on Indo-Persian Poetry. 3) Visited Iran on the Invitation of Farhangistan-e Zaban-O-Adab-e- Farsi (Academy Of Persian Language and Literature) in the year 1997. 4) Have been offered the position of Research Associate at the Oxford Center of Islamic Studies Oxford for the year 1998-99
2 5) Was invited to attend the First International Congress organized by the Foundation Of Iranology.Tehran, Iran in June 2002.Could not attend but the abstract of the paper has been published. 6) Have visited Tajikistan to attend the International Seminar held at Doshambeh in September 2002. 7) Have visited to attended 4 th International Congress of Professors of Persian Language and Literature held in Tehran, Iran from 20-22 October 2003. 8) Have visited Iran to attend the Congress on Iranology in Tehran, Iran. The conference was organized by the foundation of Iranology. The congress was held from 20 th December to 23 rd December 2004. 9) Visited London on the invitation of Iran Heritage Foundation to attend the Sixth Biennial conference of Iranian Studies. The conference was held from 3-5 August 2006 at SOAS London. I was the only participant from India. 10) Have been invited to attend and present paper in the seminar on Iqbal Lahori organized by Firdowsi University, Mashhad Iran,from April18-19,2012 Could not go but have submitted the paper to be included in the proceedings of the seminar 6. Teaching & Research Experience 1) Have worked as lecturer in the post Graduate Department of Persian, University of Kashmir from March 1979 to May 1987. 2) Worked as Reader in the Postgraduate Department of Persian, University of Kashmir Srinagar (J&K) India from May 1987 to December 1997 and from 1997t0 2006 in A.M.U. Aligarh.. Working as Professor from 2006 in the Department of Persian A.M.U. Aligarh.
3 3) Have been associated with Zakir Hussain Institute Of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 4) Have worked as Visiting Faculty in the Department Of Persian at A.M.U.Aligarh.from July 1991to December1997. 5) Have supervised Three M.Phil and Five Ph.D. Theses. 6) Have been a commonwealth Academic Staff Fellow at SOAS London 7) Have visited Iran from time to time to attend classes on Persian language and literature and also to attend conferences. 8) Have completed a Major research Project funded by UGC New Delhi and have edited Diwan of Naziri Neshapuri 7. Published Work (A)Books 1. SHAHNAMEH KI KAHANYAN (published by the Bureau for the promotion of Urdu New Delhi 2. SHAHNAMEH KI KAHANYAN (published by NCPUL New Delhi (Third Edition 2010) 3. Zinda Kaul (Published by Sahitya Academy) 4. Ravish Haye Mukhtalif Dar Sher-e Nau- Farsi-1922-1960 (Published with the Assistance of the U.G.C 5. Ganjina-e-BazYafteh Nau Daryaft(Published by Anjumane Farsi Delhi ) 6. Revised Edition of Ganjina-e-BazYafteh Nau Daryaft by Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Patna 2013 7. Farsi Urdu Adabyat Ke Chand Pehloo (National council For Promotion of Urdu Language New Delhi) 8. Edited ; Diwan-e-Naziri Neshapuri (Shortly to be published)
4 (B) Research Papers 1) Do Jadi Irani Shair, Shabkhoon, Allahabad, Issue 106, 1978. 2) Nadir Nadirpur, Ek Ta-aruf, Danesh Issue 5, Kashmir University, Srinagar. 3) Tarikh Nawesi Dar Daurai Ilkhanian,Danish, University of Kashmir.Srinagar. 4) Bamdad Dar Bghe Aina Danish, Issue6, Kashmir University Srinagar. 5) Shah Hamdan Ki Ghazal Ki Ka Tajziya, Danesh, Kashmir University, Srinagar, Issue 6) Ghazal Hai Irfani-e-Shah Hamdan,Danish,issue 6,Kashmir University Srinagar 7) Iqbal Ki Nazm Bo-e-Gul Ka Tajzia, Iqbaliyat, Issue 1, 1981, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 8) Iqbal Ka Naqsh Baz Afrini Aur Taraqi Men (Translation of Mehdi Garvi s article), Iqbaliyat, Issue 1, 1981, Kashmir University, Srinagar. 9) Iqbal Ki Farsi Shah-e-ri Ki Manewiyat, Iqbaliyat, Issue 2, 1982, Kashmir University, Srinagar. 10) An Introduction to the Background of Modern Persian Poetry, Danish issue, 8,1987,Kashmir University, Srinagar. 11) Farsi Sarayan-e-Kashmir Dar Sedda-e-Dawaz dahum,danish Issue 7, 1984-85,Kashmir University,Srinagar. 12) Mir Elahi Hamdani (in Persian) Khuda Bakhsh Journal, Patna, 51-52. 13) Mirza Baqar Khan Najm-e-Sani, Jamia,July Issue,7,1991 14) Isteareh Dar Ghazal-e- Az Hafiz,Danish Office of the Cultural Councellor of Islamic Republic of Iran Islamabad(Pakistan)Zamastan 1368/1990,20-21 15) Matn, Tabir-e-Matn, Aur Qari, included in the Book Ilm-e-Sharah, tabir, Aur Tadrise-Math, Published by the Department of Urdu, AMU, Aligarh, 1994. 16) Faruqi Nai Tanqeed ke Bad, included in the book Shamsur-Rahman Faruqi Shakhsiyat Aur Adbi Khidmat published by Maktaba Jamia, New Delhi, 1994.
5 17) Have contributed articles namely Ensha Allah Khan Sayyed and Elahi Hamdani in Encyclopedia Iranica, Colombia University New York U S A-1998 18) Amir Khusrau and The Childhood of Persian Ghazal, Adabshenasi,Department pf Persian-1996 19) Interest of British Indian Government in Kokand and Safarnameh Mehta Sher Singh Historical and Cultural Link between India and Uzbekestan Khudabaksh Oriental Public Library Patna.-1996 20) Yadgar, Naziri Aur Ghalib ki Farsi Ghazal. Ghalib Nama, Vol. 17, No. 2, July 1996. 21) Nadir s Invasion of Bukhara as Narrated inbayan-e Waqe. Bulletin of the Institute of Islamic Studies A.M.U-1997 22) Islam and Indian region. Review in the world Book Review 20,No.1-1999 23) Rumi Past and Present Review in the Muslim world BookReview UK Vol 21,No4, 2001. 24) Book Review on, Adabiyate-Jadid-e-Iran Urdu Book Review, New Delhi, Issue 19, 20, Vol. 2, 1997. 25) Yadgar Aur Ghalib ki Farsi Sha-e-ri, Fikro-Nazar, Vol. 37, Issue 1, 2000. 26) Shahanshahiyat Se-Islami Jamhuriyat Tak, Fikr-o-Nazar, Vol. 34, Issue 2, 1997. 27) Hafiz Aur Shibli Fikr-o-Nazar, June 1996. 28) Dida-Nazuk Kun Ke Fahmi Harf-e-Tahdar-e-Mara-, Ghalib Nama, Vol. 21, No. 2, July 2000. 29) Akbar ka Nizam-e-Feel Khana (included in Akbar Shinasi, proceedings of the seminar organized by the Department of Persian, AMU, Aligarh). 30) The Peacock throne, Khuda baksh oriental public Library Patna Journal 25 31) Book Review on Nasir Khusrau by Alice C Hunsburger.In the Muslim World book Review Vol 22 No 3 April-June 2002
6 32) Book Review on The Politics of Writing In Iran A History of Modern Persian Literature, By Kamran Talattof in the Muslim World Book Review Vol 22 No 4 July- Sept 2002. 33) Book Review On Sadiq Hedayat;The Life And Legend Of An Iranian Writer. The Muslim World Book Review Vol24 issue 3September 2004. 34) Karam Ali The Elegant Prose Writer Of 18 th century AD. Bulletin No13.The Institute of Islamic Studies, AMU, Aligarh 1998-200AD. 35) Book Review on Layli and Majnun:Love Masnawi and Mystic Longing in Nezami s Epic romance by Ali Asghar syed Ghorab. The Muslim World Book Review volume 25 issues 2 winter 2005.U.K. 36) Slaves Of The Shah: New Elites Of Safawid Iran by Sussan Babai et al. The Muslim World Book Review volume 25 Issue 3 spring 2005. U.K. 37) Tahirah In History: Perspectives On Quratul Ayn from East and West. Edited by Sabir Afaqi. The Muslim world Book Review.vol 25 issue 4 Summer 2005. 38) Iranian Element In Indian style Persian Poetry under Shahjahan. Indo-Iranica Volume fifty seven. March June September &December 2004 Number 1to4 Iran society Kolkata. 39) Rawish Hai Nawin Amozish Zaban-e Farsi Be Ghair-e-Farsi Zabanan.Indo Iranica Vol. 58 September &December Numbers 3&4 Iran society Kolkata. 40) Sivaha wa Abzarha-e-Nau Dar Amuzishe Farsi Dar Kishvar-e-Hind. Indo Iranica Vol. 58 September &December Numbers 3&4 Iran society Kolkata. 41) Masnawi Dar Sifat-e- Aina Khana-e- Shahzada-e- Alam. Qand-e- Parsi.No 23-24 Autumn- winter.!382 September 3- march 4.Office Of the Cultural counselor Embassy of the I.R.I. New Delhi.26) Book 37) 42) Saida-I-Gilani.Arts faculty Journal. January 2005. Shomar-e-3
7 43) Book Review on "The Iranian Labyrinth:Journeys Through Theocratic Iran and its Furies", By Dalip Hero. The Muslim world Book Review Vol. 26, Issue 3, Spring 2006 44) Published Review on Nadir Shas squest For Legitimacy In Safavid Iran in the Muslim World Book Review vol27 Issue2 winter 2007 45) Shivaha-e-Sabk-e-Hindi. KhudaBaksh Library Journal, Issue No:146, October December 2006 46) Published Review on Jasmine And Stars: Reading More than Lolita In Tehran of Fatemeh Keshavarz in the Muslim World Book Review, Leicestershire, UK. Volume 28 Issue, 1, Autumn 2007 47) Bazme-Ishq Men Hadis-e- Majnun( mashriq Men ishqiya Shaeri Urdu Department AMU Aligarh 2007 48) Maniro Rawanipore Indo Iranica Kolkata vol 61 Number64 2998 Rumi As Seen By some western and Indian scholars Khuda baksh oriental Public Library Patna 2008 49) Shamsur Rahman Farooqi Aur Sheryat-e Sabke Hindi Nai Kitab(5) 2008 50) Book Review On Iran On The Brink:Rising of Workers and Threats Of war By Andreas Malm and shora E smailyan The Muslim World Book Review UK Vol28 issue3 51)Book Review OnIran Oil;The new Middle east Challenge to America By Roger Howard The Muslim World Book Review UK Vol 28 issue 4 2008 52) Religions Politics and culture in Iran ;from Qajars to Khomeini By Janna De groot The Muslim World Book Review UK Vol 29 Issue 3 2009 53) Shibli Nomani On Indian Style Persian Poetry Indo Iranica Kolkata Vol 62, 2009 54) Sher wa Shaeri Az Nigahe Hazin, Qand-e Parsi Special issue On Hazin And Banaras Center Of Persian Research Office of the Cultural Counsellor Islamic Republic of Iran New Delhi No45-46, 2009
8 55) Shah Abbas and the commercial Emporium of Hurmuz. Khuda baksh Oriental Public Library Patna October-december2009 56) Barrasi-e- Resala-e- Iqbal Lahori Shaere Parsi Goe Pakistan. Bahes dar Ahwalo Afkare ou.nigarishe Mujtaba Menvi 57) Some Of The Stations Of Silk Route Between India And Central Asia Danish University of Kashmir Srinagar January 20013 58) Tuzukuk-e Jahangiri edited by Henry Beveridge.Published in Danish,University of Kashmir, Srinagar. Vol xxx1-2013-2014 8. Seminar and Conferences Attended 1. Attended 1 st summer Institutue of All India Persian Teachers Association at J.N.U. New Delhi. 2. Attended Conferences of All India Persian Teachers Association at various Universities. 3. Participated and presented paper in the seminar on Central Asian History and Culture held under the auspices of CCAS, Kashmir University, Srinagar. 4. Participated and presented papers in the seminars on Iqbal held under the auspices of Iqbal Institute, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 5. Attended courses in Modern Persian Organized by the Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 6. Attended courses in Modern Persian Organized by the Cultural House of the Islamic Republic of Iran, New Delhi. 7. Participated in organizing a three day workshop on Methodology of Modern Persian Teaching held under the auspices of the Department of Persian, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
9 8. Organized, as Head of the Department, a three day seminar on Ghani Kashmiri under the auspices of the Department of Persian, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 9. Participated and presented paper in the International Seminar on Amir Khusrau organized by Hindi-Urdu Sahitya Award Committee, Lucknow (U.P.). 10. Participated and presented paper in the Seminar on Historical and Cultural Links between India and Uzbekistan organized by the Khuda Bakhsh O.P Library, Patna. 11. Participated and presented paper in the seminar on Ilm-e-Sharah, Tabir Aur Tadris-e- Matn, organized by the Department of Urdu, AMU, Aligarh. 12. Participated in organizing XVI, All India Persian Teachers Conference held at AMU, Aligarh. 13. Participated and presented paper in the seminar on Ghalib held under the auspices of Ghalib Institute, New Delhi. 14. Participated and presented paper in the Seminar on Mir held at Ghalib Institute, New Delhi. 15. Participated and worked as Co-Director of the International Seminar on Ghalib held in New Delhi. 16. Worked as organizing secy. and presented paper in the Seminar on Persian Literature during later Mughals held under the auspices of the Department of Persian, AMU, Aligarh. 17. Worked as organizing secy. and presented paper in the Seminar, Persian Literature under Akbar held at AMU, Aligarh under the auspices of the Department of Persian.
10 18. Have participated and contributed papers in the History Congress session 61 held at Calcutta. The title of the paper is Karam Ali The elegant prose writer of 18 th century. 19. Have assisted the Department of Persian, AMU, Aligarh in organizing national seminar on contribution of Prof. Dr. Nazir Ahmad to Persian Literature held under the auspices of the Department of Persian, AMU, Aligarh. 20. Participated and presented paper in the National Seminar on Dara-Shikoh, held in the Department of Philosophy, AMU, Aligarh. 21. Participated in All India Persian Teachers Conference held at Ahmedabad. 22. Participated and presented paper in All India Persian Teachers Conference held at Chandigarh. 23. Attended All India Persian Teachers Conference held at Punjabi University, Patiala from 30 th October 2000 to 1 st November 2000 and presented paper on The Peacock Throne of Shahjahan. 24. Attended All India Persian Teachers Conference held at Pune in June 2003. 25. Attended 4 th International Congress of Professors of Persian Language and Literature held at Tehran, Iran from 20-22 October 2003 and presented paper entitled Shevaha wa Abzarhai Nau Dar Amozish Farsi Be Ghair E-Farsi Zbanan. 26. participated and presented paper on Persian Poetry of Dara Shikoh in the International Seminar on Relevance of Persian Sufi Literature to Universal Brotherhood from 22-24 November 2004 under the auspices of the Department of Persian, University of Delhi.
11 27. participated and presented paper entitled Indian Iranology and Literary Criticism in the Congress on Iranology in Tehran, Iran. The conference was organized by the foundation of Iranology. The congress was held from 20 th December to 23 rd December 2004. 28. Participated in the National Seminar organized by the Department of Linguistics, AMU, Aligarh and presented paper on Reader Response Perspectives in Modern Persian Poetry. 29. Participated and presented paper entitled Bazm-e-Ishq Mein Hadis-e-Majnoo in the Seminar on Mashriq Mein Ishqia Shairi organized by the Department of Urdu, AMU, Aligarh from 26-27 November 2005. 30. Participated and presented paper entitled Ahd-e-Mashrootiat Ki Shairi Mein Tanzia Anasir organized by the Department of Persian, University of Delhi, Delhi from 14-16 February 2006. 31. Attended XXVI All India Persian Teachers Conference (International Session) in Osmania University, Hyderabad from 25-27 March 2006 and presented paper entitled Shivaha-e-Subke Hindi 32. Was invited by Iran Heritage Foundation to attend and present paper entitled Some Hitherto Unknown or lesser known Mss of the commentaries of Maulana Rumi smasnawi Manvi in the Sixth Biennial conference of Iranian Studies. The conference was held from 3-5 August 2006 at SOAS London. I was the only participant from India. 33. Participated in the organization of International seminar Persian Literature produced during the sultanate period held under the auspices of the Department of Persian
12 from 27-29 March 2007and presented paper on Ghazals of Msud sad Salman of Lahore 34. Participated and contributed paper entitled Rumi In The West in the international seminar on Maulana JalalUddin Rumi organized by Iran Society Kolkata from August 25-27,2007. 35) Delivered M Ishaqu Memorial lecture at Iran society Kolkata, 2008 36 )Organized International Seminar on Modern Persian Literature as Chairman department of Persian AMU Aligarh 2009 37) Participated in the Workshop on MuntakhabbulLoghat organized by NCPUL New Delhi. 2009 38) participated and presented the paper Shah Abbas The Great and the Commercial Emporium Of Hurmuz in the Seminar organized by the Raza Library Rampur 38)Participated and presented the paper Shah Abbas The Great and the Commercial Emporium Of Hurmuz in the Seminar organized by the Raza Library Rampur 39) Organise d international Seminar on CONTRIBUTION OF INDIA AND INDIAN SUB-CONTINENTTO IRANIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE from13-15 November 2010 40) Participated and presented paper in the International Seminar on Silk Route in 2011 41) Participated and presented paper entitled Gahe Gahe Baz khwan Iin Qisssa-e- parineh Ra in the international Seminar on Ethos of Indian Culture in Arabic & Persian Literature organize by the Department of Arabic& Persian University of Allahabad. From 17-18 march 2012
13 42) Participated and presented paper entitled Qaul-e- Faisal Aur Naqd-e-Adabi in the International seminar on Ahd-e- Ghalib Ka Farsi Adab organized by Ghalib Institute New Delhi from24-25 march2012 43) Participated and presented paper entitled Naziri Ki Mana Afrini in the International Seminar on Indo Persian Literature: in commemoration of the legacy and Contribution of late Professor SAH Abidi to Persian Literature organized by the Department of Persian University of Delhi from 28 th February -2 nd March.2013 44) Participated and presented paper entitled Tuzuk-e Jahangiri edited by Henry Beveridge in the International Seminar on Cotribution Of European Scholars to Persian Studies In India. Organized by Iran Society Kolkata in collaboration with Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh from 23 rd -24 th march 2013. 45 ) Participated and presented paper entitled Princehood Of Shahjahan in the national Seminar on The Reign Of Shahjahan organized by the Department of History A.M.U Aligarh.from 30-31 March 2013. 46) Organized International Seminar on Shah Nameh Of Firdaws from 18-20 January 2014 9. Administrative Experience and Membership of various Committees: 1. I have worked as Head of the Department of Persian, Kashmir University, Srinagar. 2. Had been working as Acting Head of the Department of Persian, Kashmir University from time to time. 3. Had been Chairman and Member Post Graduate and Undergraduate Board of the Studies, Department of Persian, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
14 4. Had been Member Undergraduate Board of Studies, Department of Arabic, Kashmir University, Srinagar. 5. Had been Member of the Academic Council of the University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 6. Had been Member of the Manuscript Purchase Committee in Persian, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 7. Had been Member of the Library Committee, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 8. Had beenmember of the All India Persian Teachers Association 9 Life Member of the All India Muslim Educational Conference. 10 Had been selected by the UGC as Research Scientist (B in the grade of Reader in 1985-86. 11. Member of Iran Society, Kolkata. 12. Member of Foundation of Iranology, Tehran, Iran. 13 Had been Member Distance Learning Committee NCPUL New Delhi 14 Working as Chairman, Department of Persian A.M.U Aligarh 15 Member Academic Council A.M.U. Aligarh, from 2008 tills date 16 Chairman BOS Department of Persian A.M.U Aligarh 17 Member BOS Department of Arabic A.M.U. Aligarh 18 Member BOS Department of Urdu A.M.U. Aligarh 19 Member BOS Department of Persian BHU 20 Member editorial Boad Fikro Nazar Aligarh.
15 10. Reputation of Sound Scholarship: 1. Prof. Syed Amir Hasan Abidi, Former Head and Prof. Department of Persian, University of Delhi. The thesis does not suffer in merit and is a genuine piece of research work characterized by discovery of new facts and correct interpretation and presentation. Besides it opens new avenues for further research and adds to the knowledge of the subject. 2. Prof. Syed Hasan, Former Head of the Department of Persian, Patna University, Patna. The scholar has dealt with the representative poets of these schools and has given critical description of the new trends of Manuj-i-Nau to be found in their works He has collected his data with critical acumen, arranged them logically and arrived at correct judgement. The thesis presents in clear language the main characteristics of the period which constitutes about half century of literary activities in Iran. The thesis has been written throughout in Modern Persian which I think adds to the value of the work and credit to the scholar.