URDU alphabet has 54 letters, including 15 letters denoting aspirated sounds. The statement is often considered contentious as the inclusion of 15 letters for aspirated sounds plus ‘hamza’ and ‘alif ...
A SIDE from some Persian-Urdu and Urdu-Persian dictionaries, the early Urdu lexicography was almost an exclusive domain of Europeans. The earliest Urdu dictionary is said to have been compiled in 1630 ...
Ever since Jawaharlal Lal Nehru said that he did not regard Mahatma Gandhi as his political guru - while accepting him as his spiritual mentor, Ghandijee's hold on the congress began to slip away. The ...