by Dr Farooq A. Lone Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Persian once shaped everyday Kashmiri life, education and expressions. Despite losing official patronage, its proverbs, prayers and poetic traditions still guide family wisdom, religious devotion and cultural sensibilities

Persian continued to ripple through daily life during our childhood, its echoes carried in speech, literature and even in the smallest moral lessons at home. Collections of Persian ethical and wisdom literature— Karima , Nam-e-Haq , Gulistan , Bostan , Pandnama —were once part of household learning for children in families that could afford a teacher or had a learned elder.

I was fortunate: my father himself taught me these books. At first, their meanings felt distant and diff

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