Hur gör man för att lära sig ett helt nytt språk – på bara fem månader? Det vet Ammar Gillani som vill inspirera andra och delar med sig på sociala medier. – För mig är det roligast att kunna kommunic ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. London mayor Sadiq Khan has mocked Zack Polanski by speaking to him in Urdu in ...

London mayor Sadiq Khan mocked Zack Polanski by answering a question from him in Urdu. It came after the Green Party leader, who is a member of the London Assembly, was criticised for posting a ...

“I thought chair that as the member is so proficient in Urdu, I would speak in Urdu,” he said, jokingly adding: “I was worried the question might be in Urdu.” Mr Polanski had asked the mayor about ...

Urdu Typesetting is a typeface in the Arabic script that is designed for typesetting the Urdu language. It is intended for setting general texts such as correspondence, reports, newspapers, and other ...

There was something instinctive about it, like a current pulling me back towards the language of my parents and grandparents As someone who speaks in English, thinks in English and has published two ...

Discover the best Urdu novels — classic masterpieces and modern hits. Read reviews, find reliable eBook sources, and get tips for choosing Urdu books Urdu novels have a long and rich literary ...

Sudha Pai in 2002 stated, “If a language is not characterised by political neutrality, it too often becomes the tool by which this language group seeks to extend its domination over the minority ...

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The recent controversy over the Urdu language in Uttar Pradesh has reignited debates over linguistic identity, communal relations, and political manoeuvring. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s criticism ...

Outside of Hyderabad, in cities such as Bengaluru, Chennai, and smaller towns and even villages, the word ‘manjhe’ is used for ‘I’ or ‘myself’. It is also found in medieval Dakhni literature. Ask ...

Kutub Khana Anjuman-e-Taraqqi-e-Urdu, one of the oldest bookshops in Delhi’s Urdu Bazaar, is run by Moin-Ud-Din, whose grandfather opened it in 1939. Photograph: Danyal Hassan For over a century, ...