Praises Modi for linguistic respect Correspondent LUCKNOW, Dec 1: Speaking at the Fifth International Urdu Conference held at ...

“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 ...

A UCLA professor aims to bridge the political and cultural divides between students of Indian and Pakistani heritage by bringing them together in a Hindi-Urdu language class. Gyanam Mahajan, an Asian ...

Since my last column about Saadat Hasan Manto’s story ‘Tamasha’, I came across his sketch ‘Hindi Aur Urdu’ (1954). Then I read Firaq Gorakhpuri’s ‘The Hindi-Urdu Issue.’ I encountered new ideas about ...

The two-day national seminar on ‘Linguistic Relationship of Sanskrit, Hindi and Urdu (Ancient Roots to Modern Divergence)’ ...

In the rich tapestry of human culture, the interplay of language and religion often weaves intricate patterns of identity and division. This essay embarks on a journey through time and ideology, ...

Language issue has heated up in Jammu and Kashmir with the BJP batting for the use of Hindi in official work and exams, while local Kashmiri politicians and activists are crying hoarse over neglect of ...

Stamps of Hindi Day and Pratap Narayan Mishra against a representative background of a table of some Indian languages, as recorded by German Indologist AFR Hoernlé in 1880. | Post of India, GODL-India ...

Even by the trigger-happy standards of Hindutva outrage, what happened on Tuesday seemed ridiculous: some Indians, including senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, were angry that clothing brand ...

Daniele Speziale, 27, known as Rahi Italvi, works at the visa application centre in Kolkata and performs Urdu ghazals across ...