Invitation to Gulistan and Bustan in Sa’di’s Day

Gerishna: April 21st is called “Sa’di’s Day” in Iranian calendar to celebrate the grandeur of one of the pillars of Persian literature from the 13th century A.D. Abū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī, better known in Iran as Sa’di Shirazi has a role comparable to Shakespeare in English literature, since he shaped the Persian language […]

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Batman Searchlights on Kalat

Gerishna: “When time comes, when dire times come, you uncover the searchlight on Kalat, and the Dark Night comes to save Gotham, AKA Gerash!” Either this, or you are reminded of World War II movies by the searchlights on Kalat! There is a symbolic side to everything you do to make a city more beautiful. […]

۲۷ فروردین ۱۳۹۴

Life Flows again in Alipour’s Old House

Gerishna: Small vases sitting harmoniously around the palm tree in the middle of the old house; A traditional “winter room” decorated as a wedding chamber; Traditional furniture in a room with 5 doors; Amazing photos of the monuments and landscapes of Gerash displayed in the rooms of the second floor; Men taking pictures in traditional […]

۱۰ فروردین ۱۳۹۴

۱۱th Kal Short Film Festival Turns toward Cultural Heritage

Gerishna: “Having a local outlook and using our cultural heritage is the best route to globalization,” said Mr. Hormozi, the spokesperson of the City Council of Gerash in the inauguration ceremony of 11th Kal Short Film Festival. It was an apt remark for a festival whose turn toward cultural heritage this year was evident from […]

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Sadegh Rahmani Became Director of Culture Radio

Gerishna: Sadegh Rahmani, the nationally acclaimed poet and journalist, was appointed the director of Culture Radio (Radio Farhang), the second most-heard radio in Iran. Mr. Rahmani was born in Gerash 49 years ago, and still has a great influence on the cultural and literary activities of Gerash, especially from the position of Managing Director of […]

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Kal Film Festival to Focus on Cultural Heritage

Gerishna: Kal Short Film Festival of Gerash has a new agenda for its 11th year: focusing more and more on films related to cultural heritage. The festival committee states its intention explicitly in the Call for Films of the festival: they want to introduce Kal Festival as a specialized festival in cultural heritage in the […]

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Khar-Tapaloo, a Gerashi Name for a Global Game

Gerishna: Is it probable that a traditional local game like “Khar-tapaloo” be such a universal game, played from the east to the west of the globe? Mobile social networks like Instagram turn out to give amazing answers. Khat-tapaloo is a two-team game in which a team forms a chain at a wall, and then the […]

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Artistic Promises

Gerishna: Gerash has an out-of-work cinema, a number of theatrical groups without a proper place to practice and perform, and a plentitude of artists who cannot find a proper gallery to exhibit their art. A glimmer of hope, however, appeared last week, when in two short visits of Gerash, the Director General of Culture and […]

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City Council Comes Down to Two Candidates to Be Announced Mayor

Gerishna: Mr. Ghaedi, the acknowledged mayor of Gerash for more than 6 years, left Gerash municipality to go to Zarghan municipality less than a month ago. And now, the City Council of Gerash has come down to two candidates to fill his position. Abdol-Reza Hormozi, the spokesman of the Council, said to Gerishna that final […]

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The Literary Circle of Gerash Turns 17

Gerishna: The Society of Writers and Poets of Gerash celebrate their 17th year of constant activity.  The 28th general assembly of the Society was held last week, and a group of five people were elected to further the activities of the Society in the remaining 6 months of the year. “There will be major changes […]

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