The language of secular Islam : Urdu nationalism and colonial India /

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During the turbulent period prior to colonial India's partition and independence, Muslim intellectuals in Hyderabad sought to secularize and reformulate their linguistic, historical, religious, and literary traditions for the sake of a newly conceived national public. Responding to the model of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Datla, Kavita Saraswathi (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Osmania University > History.
Osmania University
1900 - 1999
Urdu language > Political aspects > India > Hyderabad (State) > History > 20th century.
Language and education > India > Hyderabad (State) > History > 20th century.
Muslim educators > Political activity > India > Hyderabad (State) > History > 20th century.
Language policy > India > Hyderabad (State) > History > 20th century.
Ourdou (Langue) > Aspect politique > Inde > Hyderābād (État) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Islamic Studies.
Language and education
Language and languages > Political aspects
Language policy
Urdu language > Political aspects
Urdu
Hindustani
Islam
Sprachreform
Hyderabad (India : State) > Languages > Political aspects.
India > Hyderabad (State)
Indien
Hyderabad
Zuid-India.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Muslims and secular education : the beginnings of Osmania University
  • Reforming a language : creating textbooks and cultivating Urdu
  • Muslim pasts : writing the history of India and the history of Islam
  • Locating Urdu : Deccani, Hindustani, and Urdu
  • Secular projects and student politics : "Vande mataram" in Hyderabad.

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