“Urdu is a mixture of Persian, Arabic and Turkish words formed with the intermingling of invading Muslim armies and local Hindi-speaking Hindus. It’s a Turkish word which means Army ...

Since ages, non-Urdu speakers have been fascinated with Urdu as a language. 23 Aug, 2023 Sumaila Zaman Check 10 Magical Urdu Words That Sound Like Poetry. Khaana-Badosh: nomadic, nomad, gypsy ...

Yet last year, a Delhi police circular banned the use of nearly 400 Urdu words in FIRs like ‘intezaam’, ‘guzarish’, ‘intiqam’, ‘mulzim’, ‘mujrim’. There’s a perception that ...