Reza Hazeli
My maternal grandmother, Banoo Makleman Montaser, played a prominent role in shaping my personality and instilled in me the patriotism which she had inherited from Great Montaser-al-Sultan. Moreover, my grandmother’s family friend and neighbor, Senator Dr. Mehrangiz Manouchehrian, who was a great contemporary woman, played a considerable role in my acquaintance with classical Persian and European literature, which I will remember forever.
My mother, Niloufar Afshar Naderi, spared no pains for my academic progress and acquaintance with culture during my studies in despite the very difficult unforgettable living conditions of at that time. I will never forget the story books Shahnameh for Children, which my mother gave me as a gift. I read the two volumes of the book passionately all over the night. So implicit in the book were motherly love and the love of Ferdowsi, the great man of the culture, whom I owe for my psyche
