LONDON, October 20. /Dunyo IA/.  A webinar titled “Bobur’s Rubaiyat” (Rubai of Babur) was held in London at the initiative of the Embassy of Uzbekistan, timed to coincide with the Uzbek Language Day, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

During the event, British poet and translator Andrew Staniland read excerpts from his English translations of Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur's rubais.

Andrew Staniland is engaged in popularizing the literary heritage of the peoples of Central Asia and translates into English the works of Uzbek poets and thinkers, including Alisher Navoi, Babur, Abdulhamid Cholpan, Mashrab, Nodira, and Uvaysi.

Webinar participants also discussed the works of Zahiriddin Babur, the life views and universal human values reflected in his rubais, as well as the significance of his literary heritage in the modern world.

Event was aimed at popularizing Uzbek classical literature and the country's cultural heritage at the international level.