In a certain sense, every time World Hindi Diwas is celebrated, not only does it evoke the idea of the monolingual identity of the Indian nation but also invents certain linguistic claims ...

The Hindi-Urdu controversy is not just about language. It reflects historical conflicts, colonial policies, and political struggles that continue today in India.

The Hindi/Urdu program in the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations offers Hindi/Urdu language courses, as well as courses taught in English about South Asian culture and literature. The ...

As Dr Ayub Qadri wrote, John English, the collector of Bareilly, was the prime mover behind the society, albeit covertly. It was one of the most active organisations, with its own printing press and ...

Rekhta Learning is reviving Urdu in the digital age, making poetry, script, and language accessible to a global audience.

English was removed as an official language after a long struggle… It is not just Urdu that I demanded (among languages for translation in House), I requested to include Sanskrit as well,” Mata Prasad ...

The Bhawan will serve as a center for language and literary promotion, offering free Urdu teaching classes, literary ...

New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) The first session of the newly constituted Delhi Assembly commenced on Monday, with MLAs taking their oaths in six languages—Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Maithili, ...

The latest one is over a government order replacing Urdu with Sanskrit. The government contends this is because it has been found many teaching the language have fake degrees - an allegation ...