It is quite amazing that those who pioneered the writing of Urdu dictionaries and Urdu grammar were not natives of pre-1947 India but Europeans. One may ascribe this phenomenon to their not-so-good ...

When Urdu journalism is celebrating 200 years of its existence, it seems to be perhaps the best opportunity to clear some myths and misconceptions about Urdu. Urdu was born and flourished in India.

In a world tearing itself apart over who belongs, language offers us a chance to remember how not to fracture and that we are ...

The language called Urdu is the life of Hindustan. Prologue: A Flight, a Word, a Realization It was while flying over the Black Sea that I noticed a town on the Turkish coast—Ordu. The name struck me.

As India prepares for its 2027 national census, language has once again become a political flashpoint. Debates over mother tongues, medium of instruction and linguistic identity are intensifying, ...

Saadat Hasan Manto was of the view that a language cannot be made or developed, it develops on its own. Manoj Roy Saadat Hasan Manto was of the view that a language cannot be made or developed, it ...