In post-independence India, Urdu has undergone a strange trajectory both in the language politics and in the socio-cultural realm. Born, flourished and having seen the heyday of its glory in this ...

“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 camp, hoard, etc.” ...

If you feel Urdu language needs revival in India, Sanjiv Saraf, the founder of Rekhta foundation counters by saying that the interest in the language is growing robust by every passing day. Read the ...

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain said on Wednesday that digitalisation of Urdu dictionary shall preserve a thousand-year-old culture and tradition of the land. He made these remarks at the launch ...

'URDU' is a Turkish word. The fact that it literally means 'army' or 'army camp' gave rise to myth that Urdu is a 'camp language', though linguists have proved that neither is Urdu a 'camp language' ...

“Where did this Urdu-speaking white guy come from?” (or, in most Indian contexts, Hindi-speaking) is a question I hear pretty frequently. It’s a legitimate one, and arguably better for everyone ...