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Ayatollah Khomeini aka Hindi

Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini used Hindi as his pen name when he composed ghazals. His grandfather, Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi, emigrated from India to Khomein in Iran in the 1830s.

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The Ayatollah's ancestors settled in Kinoor, near Lucknow. His father too was called Mostafa Hindi due to his Indian connection.