The Urdu-English Controversy in Pakistan Author(s): Tariq Rahman Source: Modern Asian Studies‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 1 (Feb.‚ 1997)‚ pp. 177-207 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/312861 . Accessed: 02/03/2011 04:06 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you have obtained
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Urdu - The Origin and History of the Language Published on February 17 2014 by www.eautytask.com The term ’Urdu’ and its origin The term Urdu derives from a Turkish word ordu meaning camp or army. The Urdu languagedeveloped between the Muslim soldiers of the Mughals armies who belonged to various ethnicities like Turks‚ Arabs‚ Persians‚ Pathans‚ Balochis‚ Rajputs‚ Jats and Afghans. These soldiers lived in close contact with each other and communicated in different dialects‚ which slowly and gradually
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------------------------------------------------- vs ------------------------------------------------- Urdu An Artificial Divide? Sudarsh Rathi‚201125172 AsIf Hussain‚201225086 RUDHIR SIDDHAM‚201225195 Sudarsh Rathi‚201125172 AsIf Hussain‚201225086 RUDHIR SIDDHAM‚201225195 The Question The purpose of this paper or ’the problem statement ’ is to analyze if Hindi and Urdu two separate languages‚ two varieties of a same language or a single variety. Some definitions before we proceed
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symbol of identity since a long time. It is considered as a gelling force to keep the communities united. Urdu was the official language of the sub-continent and was spoken and used by both‚ Hindus and Muslims. All groups had contributed towards the development of the language. The Urdu-Hindi controversy started with the fall of the Mughal Empire. This is because the Hindus felt that Urdu was a language of the invaders as many Turkish‚ Arabic and Persian words had been added to it. Therefore‚ the
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of four provinces and its national language is URDU. URDU- THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE OF PAKISTAN Urdu is our national language. It has played an importyant role in the articulation of muslim culture in South East Asia.It has been rightly said that urdu had been the a symbol‚ an issue and a weapon in our struggle for independence. The 1973 constitution of Pakistan has also declared Urdu to be our national language. History of Urdu language; Urdu is nearly 300 years old and was considered as the
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The Communalization and Disintegration of Urdu in Anita Desai’s In Custody 1 Introduction T of Urdu in India is an extremely layered one which needs to be examined historically‚ politically and ideologically in order to grasp the various forces which have shaped its current perception as a sectarian language adopted by Indian Muslims‚ marking their separation from the national collectivity. In this article I wish to explore these themes through the lens of literature
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regarded as a premium brand in Pakistan with readership coming from a wide variety of socio-economic and demographic readership. It started as a tabloid newspaper in Dehli in 1939 but since Pakistan’s independence has established itself as the premium Urdu newspaper in the Pakistan. The newspaper has presence in all the major cities of Pakistan including Karachi‚ Lahore‚ Islamabad‚ Quetta and Multan. Besides Jang newspaper has strong readership in UK for over three decades now. World Press Trends has
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logically believed that Urdu‚ only spoken by 7%‚ should be the lingua franca because it had gained a reputation as the cultural symbol of subcontinental Muslims. However‚ eastern Pakistanis regarded Urdu as the language of the elite‚ not the language of the people in the eastern province - who made up 56% of Pakistan’s population - where Bangla was the mother tongue. After Pakistan’s "founding father" Muhammad Ali Jinnah and‚ later‚ fellow Bengali Khwaja Nazimuddin declared Urdu as the official state
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regional languages‚ though distinct from each other in their forms‚ dialects and expressions of thoughts‚ have several common factors in them. They cultivate in them love‚ respect and a firm adherence to the Pakistan Ideology. National Language Urdu: Urdu is the national language‚ and one of two official languages of Pakistan (the other being English). Although only about 8% of Pakistanis speak it as their first language‚ it is spoken as a second and often third language by nearly all Pakistanis
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Journal of English and literature Vol. 2(7)‚ pp. 166-173‚ September 2011 Available online http://www.academicjournals.org/ijel ISSN 2141-2626 ©2011 Academic Journals Review Anita Desai’s ‘in custody’: Unlocking the web of time and space Bhasha Shukla Sharma Department of Humanities‚ University Institute of Technology‚ Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya‚ Bhopal. (M.P)‚ India. E-mail: Bhasha.shukla@gmail.com. Tel: 9826090200. Accepted 6 August‚ 2011 This paper attempts to semiotically
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