I n a world where genres are constantly colliding, Subhi and Natania are writing their own rules — infusing pop melodies with Punjabi folk, heartfelt lyrics with beats, and abov ...

I am convinced that everything has come down to us from the banks of the Ganges Voltaire Voltaire wasn t far from the truth when he made this remark about Indic wisdom becoming accessible through the ...

By Asad Mirza Last week, a Supreme Court bench’s observation on the use of Urdu, has once again opened a pandora’s box, on ...

"Urdu is the finest specimen of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, or Hindustani tehzeeb," observed the Supreme Court. In today's ...

A biopic in Kannada was released in 2018. A series called Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule was aired on DD National. The film ...

By upholding the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court reaffirms India’s plural ethos, ...

dismissing the misconception that Urdu is foreign to India. It cautioned against associating language with religion, highlighting Urdu's Indian origin and its role in the nation's cultural heritage.

The Supreme Court has affirmed that displaying languages other than a state's official language is legal in India, dismissing a plea to remove an Urdu signboard in Maharashtra. The court upheld the ...

Let us make friends with Urdu and every language", the bench stated in its judgement. The plea had challenged the Bombay High Court's decision, which also ruled that the use of Urdu is not ...

Hindi was now understood to be the language of Hindus and Urdu of the Muslims, which is such a pitiable digression from reality; from unity in diversity; and the concept of universal brotherhood ...

Furthermore, the top court also said that language must be viewed as a marker of a community’s cultural and civilisational progress. "So is the case of Urdu, which is the finest specimen of ...

Language is not religion and to consider Urdu as a language of Muslims is a "pitiable digression" from reality and unity in diversity, the Supreme Court has said while rejecting a petition ...