Meeting to discuss ‘future of Urdu’ to be held on Jan 25 in Hyderabad

A meeting will be held by representatives of various Urdu organisations on January 25 in the city to discuss the challenges and ‘future of the Urdu language in Telangana’ as concerns over its neglect and marginalisation are growing.

The Mohibban-e-Urdu (Urdu Lovers) will organise a meeting on January 25 which will be presided over by Tahreek Muslim Shabban president Mohammed Mushtaq Mallik. The session aims to address critical issues threatening the



survival of Urdu and its institutions in the state, said a press release from his office.  

“The acute shortage of Urdu teachers has left many Urdu-medium schools on the verge of closure. Despite a seven-year wait since the last teacher recruitment notification in 2017, the latest DSC-2024 process filled only 517 of the 1,183 posts reserved for Urdu medium, leaving 666 positions vacant due to reserved category constraints,” stated the release.