Hindi is not the common man’s language
I know this article will upset many Hindi protagonists, but that does not matter. I am not a popularity or publicity seeker ( whatever some people may think ), and…
Urdu
The plight of Urdu in India
Upto 1947 Urdu was the common language of all educated people, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, etc in large parts of India. In my own family upto my father everyone was highly…
Justice with Urdu
Knowledge of literature is of great utility to a judge ( which I had been for 20 years in India) in writing judgments, as it embellishes a judgment, and makes…
The Dialectic of Divine Manifestation: A Mystical Reading of Mirza Ghalib’s Verse
Latāfat be kasāfat jalwa paidā kar nahīn saktīChaman zangār hai ā'īna-e bād-e bahārī kā The ineffable requires the tangible to manifest.The garden is the patina on the vernal wind's mirror…
Is Urdu Dying? A Fact Check
Of the prevalent languages of the subcontinent, Urdu is leading in articles available on Wikipedia. This study Nullifies the concept that it is dying. In 1977, a well-known journalist and…
Urdu, Politicization and Pseudo-Nationalism
Not long ago, streets and roads of primary importance in significant parts of Delhi were subjected to a rampant, incessant renaming spree. The Akbar Road, for instance, an iconic road…
Urdu, What Did I Do?
A language, any language, is not simply sounds and script characters which represent thoughts. A language is the soul of the people. It is the vehicle which connects their past…
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