Urdu movement
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The Urdu movement was a socio-political movement aimed at making the Urdu standard of the Hindostani language as the universal lingua-franca and symbol of the cultural and political identity of the Muslim communities of the Indian subcontinent during the British Raj. The movement began with the fall of the Mughal Empire in the mid-19th century, fuelled by the Aligarh movement of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. It strongly influenced the All India Muslim League and the Pakistan movement.
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Urdu literature ادبیاتِ اُردُو | |
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Urdu literature | |
By category Urdu language | |
Major figures | |
Amir Khusrau (father of Urdu literature) - Wali Dakhani (father of Urdu poetry) - Mir Taqi Mir - Ghalib - Abdul Haq (Baba-e-Urdu) | |
Urdu writers | |
Writers – Novelists – Poets | |
Forms | |
Ghazal – Fiction | |
Institutions | |
Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu Urdu movement Literary Prizes | |
Related Portals Literature Portal Pakistan Portal | |
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