By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: “Urdu is a language of civilization which nurtures politeness, courteousness, good-mannerism while socializing in a society to develop a rich culture It was born in India where it is very popular.”
The above views were expressed by Raghuveer Shrivastava, Commissioner of Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, while speaking as chief guest at the valedictory function of the 10-day Urdu teachers Orientation Course / training workshop here at the Mulla Ramuzi Sanskriti Bhawan.
The Orientation Course was jointly organized by Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, (MPUA), and Urdu Teaching and Research Centre, (Central Institute of Indian Languages), under the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, Solan (Himachal Pradesh).
A participant receiving certificate from chief guest Raghuveer Shrivastava
Shrivastava said efforts are being made so that science and modern subjects are also taught through Urdu language. He said in India a language changes every six miles and there are thousands of languages in the world. A language is not the property of any particular religion or community but belongs to the whole society and nation. The spoken words of any language differentiate human beings from animals. A language and a river remains alive when it moves forward with the passage of time. A language thrives and keeps kicking to broaden its base when it assimilates in itself words from other languages, he remarked.
He assured to do the needful to hold such workshops in every district of Madhya Pradesh. He also assured to strive and get the budget of Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy enhanced so that it can do more for the development of Urdu language.
Prof. Qazi Obaidurahman Hashmi of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, who was special guest on the occasion, hoped that the knowledge acquired in the 10-day orientation course the teachers would make full use of it while lecturing their students.
He lamented that the status of teachers in the present time has nose dived due to their lack of dedication to the profession. The teachers should not take their profession just as their duty but they should inculcate the spirit of “Ibadat” while teaching. This would give them inner joy and job satisfaction, he remarked.
Dr. Z. R. Siddiqui, Associate Professor at Urdu Teaching and Research Centre (Solan), who was the coordinator of the Orientation Course, informed there was overwhelming response to the course. He said originally 35 Urdu teachers were invited to attend the course but in all 51 took part in it. He said all the participants are being provided certificates of participation.
Two participant Urdu teachers namely Ms Uzma Danish and Ms Safia Sultan shared their experiences of the 10-day course on the occasion.
At the outset Mrs. Nusrat Mehdi, who is also a poet, welcomed the guests Iqbal Masood, joint secretary MPUA, conducted the inaugural function.
Chief guest Raghuveer Shrivastava and others presented certificates to the participants.
Meanwhile, Prof. Naseer Ahmad Khan (JNU, New Delhi); Dr. Mohammad Nauman Khan (NCERT, New Delhi); Dr. Rizwan-ul-Haq (Regional College of Education, Bhopal); Dr. Yasmeen Khan (M. P. Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Bhopal); Anwar Pasha (NCERT), Anwar Hussain (Bhopal), Iqbal Masood, Naeem Kausar, Khalid Abidi, Dr. Mohammad Ahsan, Dr. Haider Abbas Rizvi and Dr. Z. R. Siddiqui were the resource persons for the orientation course. ([email protected])