The Lesson of the 'Riwaaz' Controversy Is That Urdu Should Not Be Fetishised
Dear Fabindia, Urdu, like Arabic and Persian and English, has both ‘j’ and ‘z’, and so does Hindi if you pay attention to it. Please give up your campaign against ‘j’.
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Dear Fabindia, Urdu, like Arabic and Persian and English, has both ‘j’ and ‘z’, and so does Hindi if you pay attention to it. Please give up your campaign against ‘j’.
Srinagar: In its 28th Executive Committee meeting of Craft Development Institute (CDI), Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today emphasised upon the faculty and administration of CDI to revive crafts that
PM Imran wants all official engagements conducted in Urdu Premier says decision aimed at giving due respect, recognition to national language Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing the 26th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Japan via video link. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed for all official engagements to be held in Urdu, with an aim to give due respect to the national language and promote the same, according to a recent notification. “The prime minister has been pleased to desire that henceforth all the programmes events/ceremonies, arranged ...
Urdu translator Syed Ahmed Esar dead Updated: Updated: He translated Rumi’s 13th century magnum opus Masnavi Share Article He translated Rumi’s 13th century magnum opus Masnavi Noted Urdu writer and translator Syed Ahmed Esar, 98, known for his translations of classical Persian poetry of Allama Iqbal and Rumi into Urdu, passed away in Bengaluru on Wednesday. His son Syed Sultan said that he was suffering from age-related ailments and was hospitalised on Tuesday night. Born in the garrison of Mysore Lancers in Munireddy Palya to a World War I veteran in 1922, Syed Ahmed Esar lived in t...