Image of scripts by Subhashish Panigrahi / CC BY-SA 4.0 Everybody agrees that for making a nation strong and firm, some form of cultural unity is required. Language and script of a nation is important ...

“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 ...

“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 ...

DUNCAN Forbes (1798-1868) was a Scottish scholar of oriental languages and literature. Though Forbes penned a number of works on Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Bengali, his better known books are ...

Veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar says legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib’s work could only have found meaning in India. “Ghalib was possible only in India. His work wouldn’t have been nurtured ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on making Hindi as a unifying language for the country had stirred up a fresh controversy on the issue of a “single” language. In his tweet, the minister ...

All hell broke loose when Jashn-e- Rekhta, an annual festival devoted to promote Urdu language and culture, put up a poster on its website announcing that its 6th edition would take place from ...

As more and more foreigners adopt the humble Hindustani language, We discover that shudh Hindi is a popular language in good ol' Mumbai They learn the shudh Hindi or Hindustani, not the Bambaiyya or ...

Many define poetry as the union of language, thought, and emotion. But for author Supriya Newar, it is also a homecoming. While her new book, Justaju, marks her debut in Hindustani poetry, her tryst ...

New Delhi: After a hiatus of three years, 'Jashn-e-Rekhta', the festival celebrating Urdu and "Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb", began here on Friday with a stellar lineup of poets, writers, and performers. The ...