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Hindi or Urdu? Manto on post-independence language wars

Feb 07, 2013

As the freedom movement took off, so did a dispute between what the official language of India would be. Some said Hindi because it was spoken by more people, others said Urdu because much of the law and history was in it. Manto found the whole thing stupid as this piece shows. #Hindi #Urdu #Manto'sMusings #Language wars
Kids have it right: boundaries of Urdu and Hindi are blurred

Jan 06, 2013

The truth is that Urdu is actually exactly the same language as Hindi if we look at their grammar. Only the scripts are different. #Pakistan #InMyOpinion #Hindustani #Urdu #television programming
Urdu considered foreign language, not given 'fair deal' in India: Katju

Dec 14, 2012

Katju described Indian culture as "primarily a homogeneous product" of the synthesis of the "Sanskrit-Urdu" traditions. #WhoSaidWhat #language #Katju #Urdu

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The irresistible appeal of Urdu: Watching the news in Pakistan

Mar 04, 2012

The urban Indian speaks mostly in English with bits and pieces of his mother tongue thrown in. But across the border, in Pakistan, the urban Pakistani's fluency in Urdu gives Pakistani television a different flavour. #OnOurMind #CultureDecoder #Pakistan #Urdu

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US student wins scholarship to study Urdu in Lucknow

2013-05-10 10:37:00

Washington: A US student, curious to know the political history between India and Pakistan, has won a scholarship to study Urdu in Lucknow. "I'm very interested in the political history between Pakistan and India and their unique situation at the moment #India #Pakistan
The Express Tribune Pakistan
From Kalat to Karachi: ‘Orphans’ with parents

2013-05-18 03:42:00

The children are aged between 7 years to 17 years, and include both girls and boys, almost all belonging to Kalat. PHOTO: FILE They are 48 in number. It is three months since they arrived in Karachi, and this big, bad metropolis they have been flung into #Karachi #Afghanistan
The Express Tribune Pakistan
Army sweeps in to save elections, but voters fear they might be too late

2013-05-19 20:54:00

Army personnel outside DA Model School Phase IV where re-polling took place. PHOTO: AYESHA MIR/EXPRESS KARACHI: Army kept a hawk’s eye at 43 polling stations of NA-250 on Sunday to ensure that the re-polling was completed without a hitch. Many voters, ho #Pakistan

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