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) | 30000.00 | 365.85 |
Charges for staying with a Host family per month (Non AC, breakfast , dinner and all meals on holidays) | 20,500.00 | 250 |
Independent Accommodation ( No meals but AC ) | 20000.00 | 244 |
Independent Accommodation ( No meals, No AC ) | 16000.00 | 195 |
Cost of a meal in a decent restaurant | 700.00-1000.00 | 8.53-12.19 |
Laundry charges ( per cloth) | 20.00 | .24 |
Conveyance per week to and from LP Canter (bus & auto rickshaw) | 1200.00 | 15 |
4G /5G Data card (device) for Internet | 2700.00 | 32.92 |
4G/5G Data plan for Data Card : Unlimited per month | 550.00 | 7 |
Lunch (veg or non-veg) at the program house per week (Monday-Friday) | 750.00 | 9 |
Gym Monthly fee | 3500.00 | 42.68 |
International postal charges per kilogram (books etc.) | 1200 | 14.63 |
Entertainment ( ticket charges at a film / theatre ) | 150.00 - 550.00 | 1.8- 7 |
Mobile set and SIM card ( Basic model) | 3600.00 | 44 |
Mobile ph recharge cost per month (calling, text and 2 GB data per day) | 360 | 4.39 |
Dance & music classes like Kathak, Singing, Tabla, Sitar learning etc (Per hour charges) | 1000.00 | 12.19 |
Doctor Consultation fees (Private clinic) | 800.00 - 1500.00 | 9.75 – 18.29 |
Psychologist Consultation fees | 1200 - 2000 | 14.63 – 24.39 |
Any other costs that you might incur (Toiletries, Toiletries, saloon/parlor etc for entire Summer) | 5000.00 | 60.97 |
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 | |||||||
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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.