Tag: Jam-i Jahan Numa

By Asad Mirza 27 March 2022 marks the completion of two hundred years of Urdu journalism. The first Urdu newspaper Jam-i Jahan Numa published its first edition from Kolkata on 27 March 1822. The occasion, when Urdu journalism is celebrating 200 years of its existence, seems to be perhaps the best opportunity to clear some myths and misconceptions about Urdu. Urdu is a language, which was born and flourished in India. However, unfortunately following in the footsteps of the colonial masters, the new rulers of India too, demarcated languages on the...