Author Biography

Ali Ayçil is successful in portraying a dynamic cultural and spiritual blend in his stories that end with a note of morality. His style of writing in the lyrical prose of Turkish language attracts readers of all genres.

Dr Mohsin Ali is a faculty at the Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Languages, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He specializes in the Persianate world studies through literature,cultural and historical perspectives. He obtained PhD in Persian Language & Literature, Centre for Persian & Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Master’s degree in Turkish Language & Literature from Erciyes University, Kayseri, Republic of Turkey. He has been pursuing specialization uninterruptedly in studies of Turkic world through Turkish language, culture and historical perspectives. He has been associated with Turkish Language & Literature Programme since the day of
its inception at Jamia Millia Islamia and is presiding over its evolutionary process. He has been teaching Turkish language at different levels, ranging from the certificate to the Honours level of Bachelor of Arts degree. He has been rendering his services in formulating syllabi and every other course curriculum concerning Turkish studies programme.

Dr Ali has contributed research papers to more than forty international and national seminars and conferences in India and abroad. He has translated eight volumes of Qissehay-e-Khoob Baraye Bachchehay-e-Khoob from Persian language to Urdu language and many articles in Persian and Turkish languages. He has visited centres of higher learning and research of Central Asian & West Asian countries. He has contributed enormously to the pool of existing literature and ideas through academic interaction and paper presentation.

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Stories of the Walled City
© Insan Yayinlari Translated by Dr Mohsin Ali
Edited by Sanjiv Sarin ISBN 978 81 944007 6 9
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