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Word “Urdu” is a Turkic word
that means “lashker” (army). Urdu is a very polite language. Urdu
is a mixture of several other language it has not its own origin but it
is originated by the mixing of Turkic, Persian and Arabic languages.
Urdu is the National language of Pakistan and it is 23 official language
of India. It has developed during Mughal rule in Hindustan. According to
estimation about eighty million native speakers are there who speak Urdu
throughout the world. As Urdu is a national language of Pakistan it is
well spoken and understood in all areas of Pakistan. It is also included
in the primary and secondary studies and it is compulsory on secondary
level. In Pakistan large number of newspaper are distributed and
published in Urdu language. In India in Muslim majority areas Urdu is
well spoken and understood. Several newspaper approximately 23,
published in Urdu language. Outside South Asia, people who migrated
towards different parts of world due to earn money or for several other
reasons they speak Urdu and in this way Urdu is not locked to Pakistan
and India. In China, Germany and several other countries Urdu is taught
in Universities and schools as a foreign language. In Indo-Pak history
of Urdu, several great scholars and intellectuals had been passed that
worked for Urdu language and helped in spreading Urdu language by
writing and compiling several books in Urdu language. “Maulvi Abdul Haq”
is called as the “Baba-e-Urdu” in the memory of his great work for Urdu
language. The first poet who wrote a first Urdu poem was “Amir Khusro”.
The great poets of Urdu language are Ghalib, Allam Iqbal, Faiz Ahmad
Faiz, Momin, Mir, Dard and others. Great Urdu Short storywriters are
Saadat Hasan Manto, Munshi Premchand, Ismat Chughtai, Krishan Chander,
Ghulam Abbas, Qurat-ul-ain Haider, Banu Qudsia, Ashfaq Ahmad and Ahmed
Nadeem Qasmi. Other renowned Urdu writer are “Imtiaz Ali TAj” who is the
first Novel Writer of Urdu, “Deputy Nazir Ahmad” who is the first Drama
Writer of Urdu, Patras Bukhari, Ibn-e-Insha, Mstansar Hussain
tarrar and others are the great names of Travel story writing.
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