The K. R. Cama Oriental Institute’s (KRCOI) J. J. Modi Hall was the venue of a national seminar on the universal influence of the outstanding Persian poet Moulana Jalaluddin Rumi. Jointly organized by the Institute and the Culture House of the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 15 and 16, 2005, the event saw the participation of 18 scholars — from all over India as well as representatives from Iran and the Polish consul in Bombay Marek Moron. Between them they discussed Rumi’s poetry and mysticism, his impact on Indian and western minds, his spirituality and his influence on his......