Yunus Jaffery

S.M. Yunus Jaffery (1930 – 29 August 2016) was an Indian scholar of the Persian language. He was from Delhi, India.[1]

He is mentioned in writer William Dalrymple’s 1994 book, City of Djinns.[2][3]

He was given the Farabi International Award, a literary prize, in 2006 by the Iran government for his work towards the Persian language.[2]

Jaffery had written short stories in Urdu and Hindi as well, apart from his work in Persian language.[2] He had translated Hindu epic Ramayan to Persian, and edited, transcribed historical books like Shah Jehan Nama to clear Persian script.[3] He was well versed with culture and norms of Mughal times, along with his Persian writing.[1][3]

He attended Delhi College (now Zakir Hussain College, Delhi University) for his graduate studies and later taught there.[2] He had also studied Persian studies in University of Tehran in 1960s.[2] In 1995, he retired from Zakir Hussain College, Delhi as dean of Persian studies.[2]

Jaffery died on 29 August 2016 in Delhi.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Walla, The Delhi (2015-08-25). "Mission Delhi – S.M. Yunus Jaffery, Ganj Mir Khan". The Delhi Walla. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Soofi, Mayank Austen (2015-08-08). "The hero of 'Djinns' and other Persian tales". Live Mint. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  3. 1 2 3 Dalrymple, William. "Delhi's great Persian scholar has died – and with him, an entire line of learning". Scroll. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Delhi bids adieu to renowned Persian scholar Yunus Jaffrey". The Hindu. 2016-08-30. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
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