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{/googleAds} This was stated by Sabiha Simi Shah, wife of the AMU vice chancellor who was addressing an interactive session on women fiction writers of modern Iran.

She said trends in fiction writing had considerably changed after 35 years of Islamic revolution in Iran and new techniques had emerged in style and presentation.

She pointed out that Persian fiction has remained a vehicle for change as well as a testament to Iran’s transient socio-cultural process.

Eminent story writer Dr. Namita Singh, while presiding over the programme, pointed out that the Iranian literature was not new to the Indian writers as they were acquainted with it through translations. She said that writings of Iranian writers contained a sort of protest. She said that in India, women were usually writing on women issues but some were engaged in raising issues of political and social concern also including problems of Dalits and minorities in an effective manner.

Chairman of the Committee on Women Education in National Minorities Commission, Prof. Zakia Athar Siddiqui said that only a writer could portray the society in its true form and Indian women writers had earned a distinct place for themselves by touching burning issues. She said the social condition of women was pathetic and the Sachchar Committee report has also acknowledged it. In such circumstances, women writers should change the mindset of males and must prepare a fertile ground on which the parents are encouraged to educate their daughters.

Director of Institute of Persian Research Prof. Azarmi Dukht said fiction writing in Iran had considerably developed and Iranian women writers were addressing burning women issues. Discussing Iran-India relations, she said that both countries had historical affinity.

Eminent fiction writer Dr. Prem Kumar, Ajay Bisaria, Director of Research Centre of Iran Cultural House Dr. Ali Reza Qazveh, Iranian writer Razia Tujavar, Sameera Islampur and Zehra Zovvairan also addressed the seminar. Dr. Ehteshamuddin thanked the guests. The students had an interactive session with the Iranian writers.