Persian

Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. Farsi ( فارسی ) is the indigenous name for the Persian language. It is widely spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan and to some extent in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Bahrain.

Persian literature (Persian :  ادبیات پارسی ) spans two-and-a-half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. Its sources have been within historical Persia including present-day Iran as well as regions of Central Asia where the Persian language has historically been the national language or has been adopted as a court language.

Mughal Persian: for five centuries prior to the British colonization, Persian was widely used as a second language in the Indian subcontinent. It took prominence as the language of culture and education in several Muslim courts in South Asia and became the sole "official language" under the Mughal emperors. The Mughul kings of India had made Persian their court Language and the Mughal period saw great developments in the field of literature.

Syllabus : The curriculum is designed according to the student's proficiency level and focus of interest. Curriculum to be covered may include:

1. Grammar : Past Tense, Present Tense, Future Tense, Active and Passive, Adjectives, Causative Verbs, Verbal Noun, Singular and Plural, Genitive, Present and Past Subjunctive

2. Vocabulary : Day to day life, History, society& culture, education, politics, media, film, animals, and household things etc

3. Listening Comprehension : BBC News and Azfa

4. Error Correction : Journal writing on different topics

5. Iranian Classical Literature & Poetry : Sheikh Saadi , Hafiz Shirazi , Jalaluddin Roomi , Umar Khayyam,

6. Indian Classical Poetry : Sa'eb Tabrezi , Ameer Khusro , Bedil , Nazir , Ghalib , Iqbal, Urfi, Firdausi

7. Iranian Modern Prose : Saeed Nafisi, Mohammad Hijazi , Sadiq Hidayat, Jamal zadah

8. Indian Classical Prose : Ghalib, Abdurrahim Khanekhanah , Abulfazl , Faizi

9. Iranian Classical Prose : Gulistan e Saadi, Akhlaq e Mohsenin, Anwaar Suheli, Qaboos nama, kimeyae saadat

10. Magazine Reading : Marroriye GuzraH bar kitabe lahjate Sikandar Shahi, Nauroz dar hind, Farsi zayindae farhang e nau wa pasdaran e un dar shibbeh qar e Hind, Nigahiye guzra be rawabite farhang e Iran o Hind, Rabindranath Tagore saher wa adeeb pur aawaz e Hind , Shab-e-Eid, Eid-e-QurbaaN, Qissa-e-haft baradar, Daastaan-e-Aatash, Jawannan va awqaat-e-faraghat

11. Sight Reading : Hama baham, Dahqane Fida kar, Ruba wa khuroos, Murghabi wa lakpusht, Rahe peerozi, Khat wa khat naweesane namdaar , Iran shinasi wa shirk shinasi, Tarikhe adabiyat e Farsi, Tarikhe Iran, Mohammad bin Zakariya Razi kashif e alchohol

12. Oral Presentation : Different topics

13. Historical Text (Mughal Period) : Babar, Humayun, Akbar,Jahangir, Shahjahan

14. Situational Conversation

15. Project Work and Presentation

Note: If any participant intends to study a particular text, he is advised to bring text along with him or provide an advance copy to AIIS Lucknow centre.

HOUSING INFORMATION

AIIS assists students in finding local accommodation within a reasonable commuting distance of the Language Program center. Depending on the size of the Program and the availability of suitable accommodations, students are sometimes housed in furnished apartments, but more commonly live in "paying guest" or "home-stay" arrangements in private homes, preferably with families who speak the target language. Detailed guidelines will also be sent to students once they are accepted into an AIIS Program.

American Institute of Indian Studies

AIIS LUCKNOW PROGRAM → MUGHAL PERSIAN

Student's Expenditure Information 2023

Item In Rupees In Dollars, One USD = Rs. 82
Charges for staying with a Host family per month (AC, breakfast, dinner, and all meals on holidays) 30000.00365.85
Charges for staying with a Host family per month (Non AC, breakfast , dinner and all meals on holidays) 20,500.00250
Independent Accommodation ( No meals but AC )20000.00244
Independent Accommodation ( No meals, No AC )16000.00195
Cost of a meal in a decent restaurant700.00-1000.008.53-12.19
Laundry charges ( per cloth)20.00.24
Conveyance per week to and from LP Canter (bus & auto rickshaw)1200.0015
4G /5G Data card (device) for Internet2700.0032.92
4G/5G Data plan for Data Card : Unlimited per month550.007
Lunch (veg or non-veg) at the program house per week (Monday-Friday)750.009
Gym Monthly fee3500.0042.68
International postal charges per kilogram (books etc.)120014.63
Entertainment ( ticket charges at a film / theatre )150.00 - 550.001.8- 7
Mobile set and SIM card ( Basic model)3600.0044
Mobile ph recharge cost per month (calling, text and 2 GB data per day)3604.39
Dance & music classes like Kathak, Singing, Tabla, Sitar learning etc (Per hour charges) 1000.0012.19
Doctor Consultation fees (Private clinic)800.00 - 1500.009.75 – 18.29
Psychologist Consultation fees1200 - 200014.63 – 24.39
Any other costs that you might incur (Toiletries, Toiletries, saloon/parlor etc for entire Summer) 5000.0060.97

ISD calling is 15 Rs. Per minute but some mobile companies provide special tarif vouchers. If one opts for it the calling to USA can be reduced to 1 Rs. Per minute. For any other information please contact AIIS Lucknow Program Head urdulp@aiis.edu.in

TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE (AIIS)Mughal Persian Program Lucknow


ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE NOVICE
Day 7:30pm -8:30pm (IST)
(60 minutes)
8:40pm-9:40pm (IST)
(60 minutes)
9:50pm-10:50pm (IST)
(60 minutes)
7:30pm -8:30pm (IST)
(60 minutes)
8:40pm-9:40pm (IST)
(60 minutes)
9:50pm-10:50pm(IST)
(60 minutes)
7:30pm -8:30pm (IST)
(60 minutes)
8:40pm-9:40pm (IST)
(60 minutes)
9:50pm-10:50pm(IST)
(60 minutes)
Monday Topical Vocabulary Historical Text Literature Poetry Topical Vocabulary Grammar & Grammar Drill Literature Poetry Topical Vocabulary Grammar & Grammar Drill Ethical Literature
Tuesday Test Review Literature Prose Sight Reading Test Review Literature Prose Sight Reading Test Review Literature Prose Sight Reading
Wednesday Ethical Literature Error Correction Magazine Ethical Literature Error Correction Magazine Ethical Literature Oral Presentation Magazine
Thursday Historical Text General Vocabulary Faramin Oral Presentation General Vocabulary Listening Comprehension Listening Comprehension Error Correction Literature Prose
Friday Conversation Historical Text Indian Poetry Historical Text Conversation Indian Poetry Newspaper Conversation Grammar & Grammar Drill

*Those who opted 72 hours lesson please chooses your classes and stay with the same schedule.