India’s top court upheld the use of Urdu on public signboards in Maharashtra, rejecting the notion that the language was alien to the country.

Urdu journalism is celebrating 200 years of its existence, it seems to be perhaps the best opportunity to clear some myths and misconceptions about Urdu.

Urdu is not just a language; it’s a cultural treasure, a repository of our collective memory. It’s a language that has given us some of the greatest poets, writers and thinkers.

Urdu remains the language of poetry that accumulates aashiqs at every adaa, but Gen Z is reclaiming it as a connection to their pre-Partition heritage ...

The survey data captures the number of Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu speakers separately — all languages spoken by 50 million or more people around the world.

Hover on the map below to find out how many Urdu-speakers live in your area. The state of New South Wales has the most number of Urdu-speakers, followed by Victoria.

Since the 19th century, partly as a consequence of British policy, Hindi had increasingly come to be exclusively identified with Hindus and Urdu with Muslims.

A Guide to Urdu - 10 facts, key phrases and the alphabet Urdu language facts Discover some surprising facts about Urdu, including how much it has in common with other languages.

India’s top court upheld the use of Urdu on public signboards in Maharashtra, rejecting the notion that the language was alien to the country. The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Urdu and Marathi, ...