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From Hindi to Urdu

Launch

25 Feb 2011

Venue

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

The launch of Tariq Rahman's From Hindi to Urdu: A Social and Political History took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on 25 February 2011. Here (from the left) are Professor Tariq Rahman, Distinguished Professor of Sociolinguistic History, and Professor Emeritus at the National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Qaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad; and Professor Harish C. Narang, UGC Emeritus Fellow, Centre for English Studies, JNU—releasing the book.

Professor Harish C. Narang (on the right), congratulates Professor Rahman on his book. A first of its kind, this book traces the political history and genealogy of Urdu. It also looks at the domains in which the language is used by both Hindus and Muslims of northern India.

Ayesha Kidwai, Professor Tariq Rahman, Professor Harish C. Narang and Mazhar Mehdi Hussain—releasing the book.

Francis Robinson CBE, Sultan of Oman Fellow, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, and Professor at the University of London says that this book is 'the first major study of the manifold engagement of the linguistic forms known as 'Urdu' with South Asian society.' In this photograph, students of JNU are seen attending the launch.

The audience listen to the speakers at the launch.

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