Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Hindi And Urdu Movements In The Subcontinent!

It was in the 17th century that the Hindus in some provinces of India demanded that Hindi be made the official language of the country instead of Urdu. Babu Shiva Prasad was one of the proponents of the Nagri script in India. He presented a memorandum blaming the earlier rulers of India, who made them learn Persian.
There were number of other Hindi movements in the 19th and 20th century. The proponents of Hindi were of the view that Hindi is a commonly spoken, written, and understood language in India and so, it should replace Urdu, which was written in Persian script. They also argue that the Urdu script was making things more complicated.
Urdu speakers also set few Urdu bodies to face these controversies. Anjuman-e-Tarakkiye Urdu was formed for this reason. Advocates of the Urdu, language argues that Urdu scripts could be written faster and that Hindi lacks standardized vocabulary. This was true, they also argued that Urdu was originated in India only and it was the language, which was popularly spoken and understood in India.
The tussle that started there continues until today. However, both the languages are used in different countries. Urdu has become the official language of Pakistan, while Hindi is the official language of India, yet the tussle through media continues. Urdu is spoken in many areas of India, and enjoys the label of being of India’s provincial languages. These languages share a degree of commonness and thus, they often mixed with each other.

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