Payvand

Poetry Translation Centre and the Department of Persian Language at SOAS, in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation organised “An Evening of Tajik and Persian poetry with Farzaneh Khojandi” in the Khalili Lecture Theatre at the School of Oriental and African Studies on Friday 17th October 2008.  Farzaneh is one of the most outstanding contemporary poets of Tajikistan. Her poetry in Persian language has been well received by Persian speaking people world wide and particularly in the Persian speaking countries. This visit, thanks to Poetry Translation Centre, that produced remarkable English translation of her poetry, enabled English speaking audience to enjoy her poetry in English language and listen to her own eloquent style of poetry recitation.  For few snapshots, please click here.

The 17th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence Day coincided with the 7th annual general meeting of the Payvand society. Main venues for Independence Day pageantry were the historical city of Panjkent and the mausoleum of Rudaki in Panjrood. The international conference dedicated to the works and achievements of Rudaki was held in Dushanbe.  Main venues were the Academy of Science and the Institute of Oriental Studies. Out of 136 scholars expected to present papers in the conference, a handful could not attend for personal reasons or visa complications.  A list of participants and  the title of  their presentations is provided here.

Payvand UK, in close cooperation with the head office of the Payvand society in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), organized a tour in which participants had a chance to take part in the 15th anniversary of independence, 2700 years anniversary of the city of Kulab, 7th bi-annual general meeting of Payvand and celebrations of Aryan Contribution to World Civilization.  Pictures of the event can be seen here.

Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan made an official visit to UNESCO on the 10th of October 2005. This was the 33rd session of the General Conference. Delegates from all branches of Payvand attended the conference to see the president and to discuss the implementation of new projects promoting the culture and development of the country.  Pictures of the event can be seen here.