Nearly a millennium ago, groups of Parsis left Iran and sailed towards India’s western coast. Over time, the community left a visible imprint on the country’s coastal towns, trade networks, and public life. Yet history also records a curious moment when the direction of influence appeared to reverse. In the early twentieth century, an Indian poet from Bengal travelled to Iran and drew the attention of scholars, its ruler, and readers, becoming the talk of the town.
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Rabindranath Tagore was that poet. At the invitation of Iran’s ruler, Reza Shah Pahlavi, he travelled to Tehran in 1932 and a second time in 1934.
By then, Tagore was already known across the world. Between 1878 and 1932, he had visited more than thirty countries across five continents, delivering lectures and engaging with schola
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