Chandigarh, November 21
“Urdu is a language of Hindus and Sikhs and it has an enriched literature,” said Prof Zia-ur-Rehman Siddiqui from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), while delivering a special lecture on the development of Urdu language, organised by the Department of Urdu, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Dr Siddiqui said Guru Nanak Dev preached his holy message in a language which included a number of words from Arabic and Persian languages. He added that Bhartendu Harish Chander, Munshi Harsukh Lal, Munshi Prem Chand, Munshi Naval Kishore, Kanwar Rajinder Singh Bedi and many others had contributed immensely for the promotion of Urdu in India. He laid stress on the promotion of translation work from Panjabi and Hindi and vice-versa. — TNS
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