Some questions the Punjabi movement in Pakistan poses for the Left today. Issue 10
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Posts Tagged ‘ language and politics ’
The Hamlets Hum in Punjabi
Punjab, Curriculum and Heroes
Dulla Bhatti and Rani of Jhansi are amongst our most dazzling heroes. Why, then, do we know nothing about them?
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Why Are Women Verbally Abused?
From "bhenchod" to "maachod", most cuss words are about women. What words are we, as women, then supposed to use?
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Balochi, Urdu
Balochi and Urdu have a long and beautiful shared history. State oppression is destroying an exchange that has generated some of the best literature we have seen–in both languages.
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A Critique of Language Snobs: Urdu and the Politics of Identity
A history of the extraordinary–and ludicrous–political battles for an authentic Urdu.
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بلوچی، اردو
شریف لوگ یہ سمجھ بیٹھے تھے کہ زبان، انگلش کی سی ون تھرٹی سے گرائے گئے من وسلوی سے تر قی کرے گی۔ انہیں اندازہ ہی نہ رہا کہ یہ تو پڑ وسیوں سے گھل مل جا نے پہ زند ہ رہتی ہے۔ ہم سب اپنی اولاد کی تربیت کے لئے اُسے توگلی...
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