In the name of full disclosure, I am not an expert on Hindi, India, or literature. The explanations you find here are the compilation of what I can find on a given term or a phrase. If you see a mistake or if you would like to contribute, please let me know by posting a comment. Thank you.
Showing posts with label Urdu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Urdu. Show all posts

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Ghalib

Some of the early editions of Ghalib can't be traced now; ... (p. 22)

Ghalib was a classical poet of India, who lived in the 19th century and wrote in Persian and Urdu. The poet's real name was Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, while "Ghalib" is the penname he adopted following the tradition of classical Urdu poets. Ghalib is most famous for his ghazals, which he wrote in Urdu, supposedly before the age of 19.

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Monday, November 10, 2008

Daadi

'I went to find Daadi,' began Aparna. (p. 10)

Daadi means "grandmother" in Urdu.

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The above references differentiate between Urdu and Roman Urdu. I was curious what the difference was. A quick web search revealed that Roman Urdu is the name by which people refer to the Urdu language written in the Roman alphabet. Roman Urdu is commonly used on the internet due to limitations in the technology for using the Urdu script.