Urdu, Sanskrit are India's culture, says Katju
Saturday April 06, 2013 07:25:41 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Press
Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju Saturday said Urdu
and Sanskrit are India's culture, which unite the country, and
called for making the two languages compulsory from Class 3 to 7.
Addressing a conference on 'Urdu in changing times' here, he also
called for clearing the misconception that Urdu is a language of
Muslims. He said Urdu and Sanskrit were born from the interaction
among "our forefathers who came to the country from outside".
"This is a country of immigrants. About 92-93 percent of people
are not original habitants of this country. Our forefathers came
from outside. The original inhabitants are tribal who are only
seven to eight percent," he said.
"Their interaction created Sanskrit-Urdu culture. This is the
culture of India which unites us," he added.
Pointing out that more than 70 percent of words in Urdu came from
Sanskrit, he said the two languages have relations of a
grandmother and granddaughter.
"We respect all languages but Urdu and Sanskrit have special place
in our country's culture. No country can progress by neglecting
its culture. It is sad our children have decultured."
He said it was sad that after 1947, a false propaganda was made
that Hindi is language of Hindus and Urdu of Muslims.
"The fact is that Urdu was the language of all educated whether
they were Hindus or Muslims. I am a Hindu but my father and
grandfather used to write and read Urdu. Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh also writes his speech in Urdu. Perhaps he doesn't know
Hindi. It was language of all. But this false propaganda was made
to suppress Urdu, which is unfortunate."
Katju also pointed out that only five percent of words in Sanskrit
are about religion and worship while the rest are about
literature, science, law and other fields.
Describing Urdu as a secular language, the former Supreme Court
judge said he read poetry of all major languages in the world but
did not find any poetry as beautiful and sweet as Urdu, which
touch hearts.
Recalling that as judge of Allahbad High Court, he had recommended
that Urdu and Sanskrit be made compulsory in all schools from
class 3 to 7. He suggested the same to Andhra Pradesh Chief
Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, who agreed to consider the same.
"This will help the children to have foundation about their
culture. Thousands of Urdu teachers will also get jobs. After
seventh these languages should be optional," the PCI chairman
said.
The conference was organised by Urdu heritage carvan, an
initiative launched by Katju.
Kiran Kumar Reddy, who spoke in Urdu, offered to host World Urdu
Conference in Hyderabad.
He listed out the steps being taken by his government for
promotion of Urdu and for the socio-economic development of
minorities.
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