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See this painting in the background of Rashtrapati Bhavan?
It is a painting of the famous Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi who referred to Hindus as "ugly black crows".
It is a painting of the famous Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi who referred to Hindus as "ugly black crows".
"The crow robs the nightingale.
The crow is from the Hindu race.
Robbery is common among Hindus"- Nizami Ganjavi
The crow is from the Hindu race.
Robbery is common among Hindus"- Nizami Ganjavi
"Hindu is the dark night. Hindu is the slave. Hindu is the black thief.
Hindu is black as smoke. His devotion is also black as smoke"
- Nizami Ganjavi.
This is how Nizami Ganjavi stereotypes Hindus in his Persian poem Haft Paykar.
Hindu is black as smoke. His devotion is also black as smoke"
- Nizami Ganjavi.
This is how Nizami Ganjavi stereotypes Hindus in his Persian poem Haft Paykar.
Nizami Ganjavi is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of Persian language.
His classical love poem "Layla Majnun" is extremely popular even in India.
Nizami was from Ganja(today's Azerbaijan) near the Caucasus mountains. They are extremely light skinned & light eyed
His classical love poem "Layla Majnun" is extremely popular even in India.
Nizami was from Ganja(today's Azerbaijan) near the Caucasus mountains. They are extremely light skinned & light eyed
The architecture and artistic design within Rashtrapati Bhavan is Persian and Victorian.
There is hardly anything Indian about it.
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There is hardly anything Indian about it.
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