TEHRAN Three Persian-speaking Indian scholars are among 23 people who have recently received honorary diplomas from the Indian government for valuable literary works.

According to the Indian news agency PTI, the prizes were awarded by the Indian president. The three are well-known in India and the subcontinent. The Persian language has a long history in India. The sweetness and beauty of this language has affected the people of India. Men of letters such as Amir Khosro, Mirza Abdolqader Bidel, Assadollah Khan Ghaleb, and Allama Mohammad Iqbal Lahori developed and expanded the Persian language, especially in the Indian subcontinent.

After the British forces occupied India, the English language replaced Persian, and Persian faded out in India. But after India gained independence, scholars revived the candle of the Persian language.