Much has been written on the origin of Urdu. The word `urdu` itself is Turkish and means `army` or `camp`; our English `horde` is said to be connected with it. The Muslim army stationed in Delhi from ...

Urdu language in India is suspended in a web of contradictions. One of the most loved languages, its script remains inaccessible to most admirers. In “A Letter from Bara Banki”, C.M. Naim cites a ...