Awadhi: Lucknow’s Lingua Franca

Used mostly by the local population even before Lucknow became capital of nawabs, the language never lost its charm despite the courtly influence of Persian and Urdu during that era. The gentle sound ...
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Kannada in Madrasas, 900 schools to become Karnataka Public Schools

As part of a major education reform, Kannada teaching has been introduced in madrasas, while 900 Kannada and Urdu medium ...
India Today

Kannada in madrasas, 900 schools to go public under KPS

As part of this move, Kannada teaching has been introduced in madrasas and 900 Kannada and Urdu medium schools are being ...

Francesca Orsini: Scholar of the east

The Hindu profiles on Francesca Orsini, a prominent literary historian, was deported from India, sparking shock in academia over her contributions to Hindi and Urdu studies.
The White House

Designating English as the Official Language of The United States

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language. Our Nation’s historic governing documents, including the Declaration of Independence ...
The Fm Extra

Figuring Out an Ancient Language

Centuries of linguist scholars built upon this foundation. They called this group of related languages the Indo-European ...

NCPUL's upcoming Urdu Book Fair at Aligarh will help boost reading habit among students

The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language is organizing a massive Urdu Book Fair at Aligarh Muslim University from ...

'Attempt to impose Nizami language': BJP lashes out at name in Urdu on Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar station boards; AIMIM hits back

A BJP legislator has demanded the removal of Urdu script from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar railway station boards, citing a government notification that ...
National Geographic news

The surprising history of Hawai‘i’s hula tradition

With her flower crown and grass skirt, the hula girl has been synonymous with Hawaiian hospitality since cruise ships first docked in Honolulu in the 1920s. Even today, exoticized images of these ...
American Songwriter

Country Music History, 1977: Johnny Paycheck Released a No. 1 Song That Helped Shape the English Language After a String of Near-Hits

Johnny Paycheck was trying not to get disheartened by a long line of near-hits when he finally released what would become his first and only No. 1 song in the fall of 1977. Paycheck (born Donald ...
bernama

Urdu Version Of ‘SCRIPT: For A Better Malaysia’ Reflects Malaysia-Pakistan Friendship, Shared Values

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim receives the Urdu translation of the book 'SCRIPT' from Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Perdana Putra building in conjunction with his ...
The Tribune

Bahar-e-Urdu: Celebrating 50 Years of Maharashtra Urdu Sahitya Academy

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...