Faras Si Gandhara

Faaris Si Gandhara

Faaris is the ancient name of Iran and the language of the land Faaris is called Faarsi i.e. Persian while Gandhara is a symbolic term used to describe the region where Hindko is the main language. Khawaja Yaqoob Akhtar a well-known Hindko and Urdu poet and author of several other books had beautifully translated the classic Persian poetry into Hindko. This wonderful poetic work was first published by Gandhara Hindko Board, Peshawar and now Gandhara Hindko Academy has reruplished it again in 2020. The book contains 83 pages.