The Persian-knowing Hindu

As a result of the influence of the persian language and literature on the indian subcontinent and generous protection of the indian kings from the persian writers and poets, a great deal of works have been written in that territory including the book, chahar-chaman written by chandarbahan brahman, so called as ‘the persian-knowing hindu’. his complete works include lyric poems and quatrains. one of his most important works is chahar-chaman, a literary and historical work written in four chapters each of which is entitled ‘chaman’. his language in poetry is simple and his poems contain concepts such as love, affection, sufism and unity of existence which have been composed in a mystic tone.in the present research paper, in addition to providing a brief biography of chandarbahan brahman, we have attempted to study the most outstanding points of his book, chahar-chaman, and to show its significance and value.