History & Origin of Hindi & Urdu:
It's time to set the record straight on the misconception of the History & origin of Hindi & Urdu that has been spread by propaganda makers who claim to be historians.
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It's time to set the record straight on the misconception of the History & origin of Hindi & Urdu that has been spread by propaganda makers who claim to be historians.
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Ξ¦ Hindi traces its origin to the old Indo Aryan Chandasa or Vedic Sanskrit (that existed even in 1500/1200 AD)
Ξ¦ Urdu as a language didnβt come into existence until the period of Shahjahan & only became language of masses by the time of Aurangzeb.
Ξ¦ Urdu as a language didnβt come into existence until the period of Shahjahan & only became language of masses by the time of Aurangzeb.
Ξ¦ Passing through stages of classical sanskrit, pali Prakrit & apabhransa Hindi which is an Aryan speech evolved into New Indo Aryan language in 1000AD.
Ξ¦ While even the word βUrduβ comes to existence in 1776.
Ξ¦ While even the word βUrduβ comes to existence in 1776.
And unlike Mughal simps of JNU, Urdu scholar actually accepts that the term urdu came to existence in 1776.
Now I will Quote different Scholars, Historians & linguists from English background, Muslim background as well as Hindu background in that order
English:
1. William Yates: Oriental scholar during British India
Urdu differs essentially from Hindi- urdu is derived principally from Arabic/persian, Hindi is derived from Sanskrit. Urdu is peculiar in its appreciation to Moosalman while Hindi applies to Hindu.
1. William Yates: Oriental scholar during British India
Urdu differs essentially from Hindi- urdu is derived principally from Arabic/persian, Hindi is derived from Sanskrit. Urdu is peculiar in its appreciation to Moosalman while Hindi applies to Hindu.
2. Gilchrist: Linguist & Indologists
Hinduwee is an exclusive property of Hindoos alone & have therefore constantly applied it to the old language of India which prevailed before the moosalman invasion
Hinduwee is an exclusive property of Hindoos alone & have therefore constantly applied it to the old language of India which prevailed before the moosalman invasion
3. John Barnes: British writer of Aryan Languages of India
It would be quite impossible in urdu to compose a single sentence without using aryan words, though many sentences might be composed in which not a single persian word occurred
It would be quite impossible in urdu to compose a single sentence without using aryan words, though many sentences might be composed in which not a single persian word occurred
Muslim:
1. Abdul Haq: an Urdu scholar & also a leader of urdu Movement:
The language that we call Urdu today is derived from Hindi & constituted of Hindi
1. Abdul Haq: an Urdu scholar & also a leader of urdu Movement:
The language that we call Urdu today is derived from Hindi & constituted of Hindi
2. Ab-e-Hayat by Muhammad Hussain Azad: the 1st comprehensive chronicle of Urdu literature in English
Everybody knows that our language Urdu has its origin in Braj Bhasa or Hindi which everybody knows derives from sanskrit.
Everybody knows that our language Urdu has its origin in Braj Bhasa or Hindi which everybody knows derives from sanskrit.
3. Mohinuddin Qadri:
Mohamedan invaders accepted Hindi & indian way of life as their own language was stranger for India
Mohamedan invaders accepted Hindi & indian way of life as their own language was stranger for India
5. Mir Amman: author of Bagh-o-bahar
-Delhi is an ancient city of the Hindus.Their king & their subjects lived there from time immemorial.
-Then the Musalmans arrived.
-As a result a mixture of language happened.
-During Timur the bazar of the city was known as Urdu.
-Delhi is an ancient city of the Hindus.Their king & their subjects lived there from time immemorial.
-Then the Musalmans arrived.
-As a result a mixture of language happened.
-During Timur the bazar of the city was known as Urdu.
-During Akbar Urdu as a language came into existence by borrowing words from other Indian languages
Adding the tweet of @MumukshuSavitri as well for further elaboration.
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Adding the tweet of @MumukshuSavitri as well for further elaboration.
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6. Insha-allah khan in his Daria-e-latafat & Syed Ahmed Khan reiterates Mir Amman but place the timeline of the origine of Urdu during Shah Jahanβs time.
7. Mahmood Shirani: Indian researcher & Urdu teacher at Islamia college in 1921
During the Ghaznavid period persians had started taking hindi words in their vocabulary.
During the Ghaznavid period persians had started taking hindi words in their vocabulary.
He initially confused between Hindi & punjabi but Punjab at that time & until many centuries later was part of Hindu speech community.
Hindu:
1. Sunita Kumar Chaterjee: Indian linguist:
In the 16th-17th century indo Aryan language was taken up by the North Indian Musalmans & they discovered Urdu, a compromise language.
1. Sunita Kumar Chaterjee: Indian linguist:
In the 16th-17th century indo Aryan language was taken up by the North Indian Musalmans & they discovered Urdu, a compromise language.
9. Ram Babu Saksena: 1st regular History of Urdu literature in English
Urdu is a dialect of the western Hindi which is directly descended from Saurasena Prakrit. The name of the language as urdu is given at a much later period.
Urdu is a dialect of the western Hindi which is directly descended from Saurasena Prakrit. The name of the language as urdu is given at a much later period.
For people wondering the purpose of the thread π§΅
Its a rebuttal to these myths being spread by random propaganda historians from the infamous JNU.
I doubt if she is actually a historian though.
Its a rebuttal to these myths being spread by random propaganda historians from the infamous JNU.
I doubt if she is actually a historian though.
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