Urdu does not belong to a religion: Javed
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Urdu does not enjoy the
status that it deserves because
of lack of enough government
support, said well-known lyricist
Javed Akhtar at a Urdu book fair
organised at the Jamia Millia
Islamia here.
Every year the National Council
for Promotion of Urdu Language
(NCPUL) organises this
book fair in different cities for
promotion ofUrdu language. This
year's book fair started Saturday in Jamia university premises and it was
inaugurated by well known scriptwriter Javed Akhtar.
While talking about Urdu language Javed Akhtar said that other languages
belong to a region but unfortunately Urdu is the only language which has been
assigned a religion. According to him, Urdu was the only language that talked
about liberalism and secularism even before these words came into existence.
Another Urdu writer Akhtarul Wasey (Vice Chairman of Delhi Urdu Academy)
said "Urdu language does not belong to a religion. None of the languages
need religion but all religions need a language."
Azeez Burni, joint editor of Sahara newspaper, said: "Why do Indians feel
ashamed of not being able to speak English? We should not forget that Urdu
was the only language that showed its power during the struggle of independence.
English was the most hated language at that time but, now the situation is
contrary. We have forgotten about our heritage."
"Urdu will be ahead of all the languages in future because future lies in
convergence," said Dr. Hameedullah Bhatt, director of NCPUL.
He added, "Urdu has a very rich 500 years old past. Very big names of
Indian history like Ghalib and Iqbal have been associated with Urdu.
But the reason Urdu failed was partition."
Actress Shabana Azmi said that Urdu needs a lot more to keep its identity alive.
She said that she was not invited to the function but her love for Urdu brought her
here and the same kind of love and passion is needed to strengthen Urdu's position.
Khalid Mahmood, M.D. Jamia Makhtaba Pvt. Ltd., said that their publication
has been participating in this exhibition since twelve years. He said "this publication
existed even before independence and it continues to exist in spite of the tough time it
went through. It is true that Urdu does not enjoy the same status as English because
of lack of support but still it is growing."
status that it deserves because
of lack of enough government
support, said well-known lyricist
Javed Akhtar at a Urdu book fair
organised at the Jamia Millia
Islamia here.
Every year the National Council
for Promotion of Urdu Language
(NCPUL) organises this
book fair in different cities for
promotion ofUrdu language. This
year's book fair started Saturday in Jamia university premises and it was
inaugurated by well known scriptwriter Javed Akhtar.
While talking about Urdu language Javed Akhtar said that other languages
belong to a region but unfortunately Urdu is the only language which has been
assigned a religion. According to him, Urdu was the only language that talked
about liberalism and secularism even before these words came into existence.
Another Urdu writer Akhtarul Wasey (Vice Chairman of Delhi Urdu Academy)
said "Urdu language does not belong to a religion. None of the languages
need religion but all religions need a language."
Azeez Burni, joint editor of Sahara newspaper, said: "Why do Indians feel
ashamed of not being able to speak English? We should not forget that Urdu
was the only language that showed its power during the struggle of independence.
English was the most hated language at that time but, now the situation is
contrary. We have forgotten about our heritage."
"Urdu will be ahead of all the languages in future because future lies in
convergence," said Dr. Hameedullah Bhatt, director of NCPUL.
He added, "Urdu has a very rich 500 years old past. Very big names of
Indian history like Ghalib and Iqbal have been associated with Urdu.
But the reason Urdu failed was partition."
Actress Shabana Azmi said that Urdu needs a lot more to keep its identity alive.
She said that she was not invited to the function but her love for Urdu brought her
here and the same kind of love and passion is needed to strengthen Urdu's position.
Khalid Mahmood, M.D. Jamia Makhtaba Pvt. Ltd., said that their publication
has been participating in this exhibition since twelve years. He said "this publication
existed even before independence and it continues to exist in spite of the tough time it
went through. It is true that Urdu does not enjoy the same status as English because
of lack of support but still it is growing."
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
IANS , March 28th, 2011
