Urdu propagation movement

The Urdu propagation movement was a sociopolitical and linguistic movement aimed at the propagation of the Urdu language as the lingua franca and symbol of the cultural 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.

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Urdu propagation movement

The Urdu propagation movement was a sociopolitical and linguistic movement aimed at the propagation of the Urdu language as the lingua franca and symbol of the cultural 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.

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