Datla, Kavita Saraswathi,

The language of secular Islam : Urdu nationalism and colonial Ind ia / Kavita Saraswathi Datla. - xiii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-222) and index.

Muslims and secular education : the beginnings of Osmania University -- Reforming a language : creating textbooks and cultivating Urdu -- M uslim pasts : writing the history of India and the history of Islam -- Locating Urdu : Deccani, Hindustani, and Urdu -- Secular projects and s tudent politics : "Vande mataram" in Hyderabad.

9788125050186

2012-025444


Urdu language-- Political aspects-- History--India--Hyderabad (State)-- 20th century.
Language and education-- History--India--Hyderabad (State)-- 2 0th century.
Muslim educators-- Political activity-- History--India--Hyderabad (State)-- 20th century.
Language policy-- History--India--Hyderabad (State)-- 20th cen tury.


Hyderabad (India : State)-- Languages-- Political aspects.

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