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Vice Pres Ansari concerned over Urdu's declining popularity
Saturday January 14, 2012 10:28:45 PM,
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Vice President Mohd. Hamid Ansari
releasing the book entitled “Justice to Urdu” authored by
Justice Markandey Katju, in New Delhi on January 14, 2012.
Union Minister for Law and Justice and Minority Affairs Salman
Khurshid is also seen. |
New Delhi: Vice
President Hamid Ansari Saturday expressed concern over the
declining popularity of Urdu in the country, saying that it is
less associated with people's daily life.
"A language declines when it is not related to normal pursuits of
life. Linking language with politics can create totally unrelated
problems as we have seen that in case of Urdu," Ansari said while
releasing a book "Justice with Urdu" by Press council of India
chairman and former apex court judge, Markandey Katju.
"According to the Census of India 2001, there were a total of 51.5
million Urdu speakers in the country, amounting to 5.01 percent of
population and constituting the sixth largest language group.
However, the number of Urdu speaking people is progressively
declining in the country," he said.
He said that Urdu has been able to survive in the country because
of its intrinsic strength.
Speaking on the occasion, Katju said: "The book is a product of
deep distress in my heart for many years which was caused by great
injustice done to Urdu in the country."
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