Urdu is not just a language; it’s a cultural treasure, a repository of our collective memory. It’s a language that has given us some of the greatest poets, writers and thinkers.

“Urdu and Hindi are Sita-Gita—twin languages,” she says, “Politicisation has made them different entities, but they share a grammar and syntax. Learning Urdu betters your Hindi.” ...

India is a country whose wonderful diversity stems from the richness of its past. That includes the Urdu script.