The government of India’s decision to replace overnight Urdu with Hindi as a national language and ignoring Urdu completely further fueled the fast decline of the language.

Urdu found place in madarsas (religious school) in the north Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar mainly. But the madarsas totally ignored the rich and inspiring cultural aspects of the language and only used it as a medium of instruction. Few institutions and boards are established with lofty names but do not do any justice to the language. How can these institutions of higher learning survive when there are no efforts to establish and promote the language at the primary level?

As a result of our own parochial adoption of Urdu, mass exodus of Urdu speakers, the apathy of the Indian government and an insecure environment after independence all led to the decline of Urdu.

Thank you for your historical notes on Urdu. This is the first time I have come across an article that talks about the origin of this language. Thank you.

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