Parvin Etesami; Shining jewel in Persian literature's history

Rakhshandeh Etesami who is known as Parvin Etesami is the most famous female poet in Iran was born on March 17, 1907, in Tabriz. She was the daughter of Yousef Etesami Ashtiani (Etesam-al-Molk), a contemporary Iranian writer and translator and Akhtar al-Muluk Etesami. Parvin was the last child in the family and had three older brothers, Abul-Hassan, Abul-Fath and Abul-Nasr.

Yousef Etesami was elected as the representative of the people of Tabriz in the National Assembly. Therefore, Parvin had to move to Tehran with her family early in her life. 

As a child, Parvin became acquainted with constitutionalists and cultural figures and learned literature with his father and with masters such as Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda and Malek osh-Sho'ara Bahar (Mohammad-Taqi Bahar).

Statue of Parvin in 'Parvin Etesami's House' in Tabriz