The Earliest Aspects of Persian poetry & Literature in India: Research and Analysis

Abstract

The development of modern languages & literature in India is due to Persian poetry and literature.Persian efficacy in India begin with the arrival of muslim conquerors but Muslim Sufism played amajor role in the development and revival of the Persian language& infuses.In term of literature, 1st Indian poet of Persian was Nikati, who lived during the Ghazni period. While impoetant Persian poets like Abul faraj Rufi and Masood Saad Salman also continued to cultivate poetry and literature under the patronage of Muslim rulers, so their influence remain confined and couldn’t express more towards society and for a bigger circle of literary change, while on the other edge there were Muslim Sufis their addressee was the masses.They adopted the simplicity of Persian poetry for their message and also continued to promote and guide in local languages. Since their aim was to reform morality and religion, and the majorasset of this reform was in Persian and Arabic, the color of local languages also started changing due to the influence of these languages.Thus, if we look at the impact and change, Sufis are seen at the forefront in the movement and development of Persian literature.This article covers these aspects of Persian influence.

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