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    Urdu literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ اُردُو, “Adbiyāt-i Urdū”) comprises the literary works, written in the Urdu language. While, It tends to be dominated by...
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    Urdu poetry (Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى Urdū šāʿirī) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the culture of India...
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    later gave us the Hindi and Urdu languages. Matthews, David John; Shackle, C.; Husain, Shahanara (1985). Urdu literature. Urdu Markaz; Third World Foundation...
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    contains Urdu text. Without proper rendering support, you may see unjoined letters running left to right or other symbols instead of Urdu script. Urdu (/ˈʊərduː/;...
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    The Hindi–Urdu controversy arose in 19th century colonial India out of the debate over whether Modern Standard Hindi or Standard Urdu should be chosen...
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    Dhakaiya Urdu, sometimes referred to as Sobbasi Language or Khosbasi Language, is a distinct Bengalinized dialect of Urdu that is native to Old Dhaka,...
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  • Pakistani literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ پاکستان) is a distinct literature that gradually came to be defined after Pakistan gained nationhood status in 1947...
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  • The Persian language and Urdu have had an intricate relationship throughout the history of the latter. Persian historically played a significant role in...
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    The Urdu ghazal is a literary form of the ghazal-poetry unique to the Indian subcontinent, written in the Urdu standard of the Hindostani language. It...
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  • Assamese, Odia, and Maithili appeared. Thereafter literature in various dialects of Hindi, Persian and Urdu began to appear as well. In 1913, Bengali poet...
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    (Urdu: مولوی عبد الحق) (20 April 1870 – 16 August 1961) was a scholar and a linguist, who some call Baba-e-Urdu (Urdu: بابائے اردو) (Father of Urdu)....
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    for this. Khusrau wrote primarily in Persian. Many Hindustani (or Hindi-Urdu) verses are attributed to him, since there is no evidence for their composition...
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    although the name "Urdu" did not exist at the time for the language. Urdu literature originated some time around the 14th century in present-day North India...
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    Rakhshanda Jalil (category Urdu-language writers from India)
    2011). Her PhD on the Progressive Writers' Movement as Reflected in Urdu Literature has been published by Oxford University Press as Liking Progress, Loving...
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    people. The historical form of Deccani sparked the development of Urdu literature during the late-Mughal period. Deccani arose as a lingua franca under...
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    Judeo-Urdu (Urdu: یہود اردو, romanized: yahūd urdū; Hebrew: אורדו יהודית, romanized: ūrdū yehūdīt) was a dialect of the Hindustani language spoken by...
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  • 182 Ali Jawad Zaidi, A History of Urdu literature, Sahitya Akademi (1993), p. 181 D.J. Matthews, Urdu Literature, South Asia Books (1985), p. 86 A website...
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  • those poets who wrote on Varanasi in Urdu. In comparison to literature in the other two languages, English literature has fewer works that give Varanasi...
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    dissemination of Urdu language, literature and culture in British India. After the partition of India, the separated organisations, Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu Hind in...
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    Sanjiv Saraf (category Maulana Azad National Urdu University alumni)
    not-for-peofit organisation which promotes Urdu literature. The Foundation has curated the Rekhta portal to document Urdu literary works and it hosts Jashn-e-Rekhta...
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  • Hindi. Matthews, David John; Shackle, C.; Husain, Shahanara (1985). Urdu literature. Urdu Markaz; Third World Foundation for Social and Economic Studies....
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  • Bashar Nawaz (category Urdu-language poets)
    up the "Pulotsav Samman" and Ghalib Award for his contribution to Urdu literature. He had written lyrics for a few Hindi films such as 'Bazaar', 'Lori'...
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  • Parveen Shakir (category CS1 Urdu-language sources (ur))
    distinctive feminine voice to Urdu literature. Since her death in a road accident at a young age, the "Parveen Shakir Urdu Literature Festival" has been held...
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  • independence, and a scholar of Islam and Urdu literature. It was the only Urdu university in India until the Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University was established in Kurnool...
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  • Javed Siddiqui (category Urdu-language writers from India)
    in Urdu Literature from Rampur, Javed Siddiqi moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1959, where he worked as a professional journalist for various Urdu dailies...
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  • telecasts ‘Special Urdu Weekly Shows’ like Mushairas & Ghazals. Besides all these, the channel produces literature related shows for Urdu lovers. Famous Poets...
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    Rekhta (website) (category Urdu-language literature)
    non-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Urdu literature. The Rekhta Library Project, its books preservation initiative, has...
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    not capable of this secret, sing about red wine and sweet lips. In Urdu literature, red poppies, or "Gul-e-Lalah", are often a symbol of martyrdom, and...
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  • Wazir Agha (category CS1 Urdu-language sources (ur))
    He introduced many theories in Urdu literature. His most famous work is on Urdu humor. His books focus on modern Urdu poets, notably those who have written...
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  • Ralph Russell (category Articles containing Urdu-language text)
    Ralph Russell SI (Urdu: رَالْف رَسَل) (21 May 1918 – 14 September 2008) was a British scholar of Urdu literature and a Communist. Russell was born in Hammerton...
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