::: A River to Paradise
Culture or Bloody Swords?
A River to Paradise is about the background of two Persian and Indian civilizations with an emphasis on culture and arts, specifically literature and architecture of immigrating Iranian artists, sophists and mystics who, during several centuries, travelled to India and had several management positions in the Mongol court. Therefore, for seven hundred years, the Persian language had been an official language in India and many historical, bureaucratic and cultural relics belonging to that era are in Persian.
The pivotal point in this documentary is an emphasis on the functionality of the cultural language. The religion of Islam was made official in India by the Mongol empire, and many wars ensued for the expansion of this religion. However, those Indians who converted to Islam and remained Muslim had been more bewildered by the philosophy and thoughts of Iranian artists than intimidated by the bloody swords of Sultan Mahmoud Ghaznavi and his men. Now the memory of Iranian culture is still seen in every corner of India.
In a poetic approach and in a way compatible with the spirit of the Indian subcontinent, this documentary series goes to Farsi speaking Indian professors and, with their help, tries to communicate with the non-Muslim Indian communities. In this communication, A Road to Paradiserecommends companionship, friendship, kindness, wisdom and cultural management.
This project was produced in 26 thirty-minute episodes in the Indian subcontinent.
>> Producer: Rajab-Ali Jahanbini
>> Writer and Director: Ramin Heidari Faroughi
>> Expert and Narrator: Sharif Hossein Ghasemi
>> Director of Photography: Kazem Shahbazi
>> Music: Fardin Khalatbari
>> Editor: Mehdi Mazloumi
>> Production Year: ????