By TCN News,
A general meeting of Tahreek- E – Urdu was organized in Danapur, Patna today by local activists of the movement.
People gathered in the newly built community hall of the Mazaar Jamaal Shah in Danapur to listen to the speakers describing the “importance of Urdu in modern India and the losses society and nation is facing by ignoring Urdu language”.
Tahreek -e- Urdu came into existence few years back in Patna under the leadership of social activist and senior journalist Mohammad Kamaluz Zafar, who earlier worked as editor of Qaumi Awaaz, Patna edition.
After its foundation the movement is regularly struggling for the rightful place of the Urdu language, its implementation in government bodies and schools and for popularizing it among the masses.
Speaking on the occasion Kamlauz Zafar said that the Urdu language is language of Unity in diversity. It gives space to every language to gift its words to the Urdu vocabulary and in return Urdu accepts the words of other languages with full flexibility. Urdu is the language of secularism, culture and respect, he further said, adding Urdu is the tool which can promote the spirit of Indian Constitution.
Speaking on the occasion Mohammad Advocate Kashif Yunus, member of the central executive of Tahreek e Urdu congratulated the gathering for coming in large number, and observed with satisfaction on increasing numbers of Urdu Daily in Patna.
He, however, urged on focusing on the need of online media in Urdu Language. He asked the young in the gathering to use the Urdu language on social media platforms, to make pages and groups in Urdu, and to have regular news websites in Urdu Language.
He also announced that very soon Tahreek e Urdu will start a state level campaign for availability of science and social science books in Urdu medium in all schools run by Bihar government.
Several other dignitaries also attended the programme and spoke on the occasion.