Published : Mar 18, 2025 14:30 IST - 9 MINS READ The recent controversy over the Urdu language in Uttar Pradesh has reignited debates over linguistic identity, communal relations, and political manoeuvring. Monier Williams, in A Practical Hindustani Grammar, and Reverend W. Etherington, in The Student’s Grammar of the Hindi Language, both attributed Urdu to the Muslim community, reinforcing its …
A Sambhal police officer on Thursday asked those “uncomfortable” with colours during Holi celebrations to stay indoors and urged those who step out to have a “broad mindset.” Sambhal: Security personnel keep vigil at the Jama Masjid after the Allahabad High Court directed the Archaeological Survey of India to clean the premises of the Jama Masjid in Sambhal but did …
Urdu was born in India and was formerly called as Hindvi which means born in Hindustan, said Prof Hamida Banu Chopra during the sixth edition of the Introduction to Indian Knowledge Systems, an elective course at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar. IIT Gandhinagar hosted three lectures by Prof Hamida Banu Chopra, an eminent expert of Urdu language and literature, …
