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Dr. RK Deore - Dean of
Arts Faculty, University of Pune inaugurating the All Maharashtra Urdu
Elocution competition in Malegaon on January 27, 2010
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Malegaon:
Dr. RK Deore - Dean of Arts Faculty, University of Pune while
inaugurating the All Maharashtra Elocution Competition on National
Integration and other related topics was all praise for Urdu, the
language widely spoken by people in the Indian sub-continent.
“The birth of Urdu language was aimed
at bringing people from different faiths and religions together and
in harmony”, he said and added, “What this beautiful language has
done for National Integration, communal harmony and freedom struggle is
commendable."
Dr. RK Deore was speaking at JAT Arts,
Science & Commerce College for Women in Malegaon while
inaugurating the All Maharashtra Urdu elocution competition today
morning.
The
competition which is part of the Republic Day celebrations is named
after freedom fighter and founder of the JAT Complex Alhaj Haroon
Ahmed Ansari.
To prove his points, Dr. Deore
elaborated at length the historical accounts of how the language
took
the birth in India and how Muslims and Hindus together effectively
used it to create a harmonious atmosphere for the people in India.
“Amir Khusroo was a Muslim. However,
he regarded Urdu and Hindi as sisters. To strengthen the tie between
the two languages, and the people speaking these languages
in-turn, he described virtues and traditions relating to the popular Hindu festivals like Holi and
Deewali in his poetry and dohe with great emphasis.”
“Likewise there was Sayyad Qutub
Shah”, Dr. Deore continued, “He was also a Muslim. But he used his
poetry to strengthen the ties between the people from different
faiths.”
“At the same time”, he added, “We must
not forget that there were also the people like Munshi Premchand,
Anand Narayan Mulla, Chakbast and Firaq Gorakhpuri who despite being
Hindus remarkably and wonderfully used the Urdu language that
undoubtedly helped in bringing people from other faiths closer.”
Commending the role Urdu played during
the freedom struggle, Dr. Deore said, “Inquilab Zindabad
was a slogan raised by Hasrat Mohani – a well known freedom
fighter and Muslim poet. But the slogan had such a power and appeal that it
found itself on the lips of everyone in the country.”
Meanwhile, the 48 participants who came
from various places of Maharashtra including Dhule, Nasik, Malegaon,
Nanded, Mumbai, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Beed and Pune wonderfully
exhibited their oratory skills. The topics they were given included
Qaumi Yak Jehti aur Media, Shamil mera lahu bhi bahare
chaman mai hai and Abhi to chand neqabei hi utri hain chehro
se.
While the first topic was devoted to
role of media in National Integration, the second was to describe
the role of Muslims specially Alhaj Haroon Ahmed Ansari in the
freedom struggle. The third topic was included to expose the
government’s inability in dealing with the findings of various
commissions and reports of investigating agencies relating to the
national security.
The entire event was wonderfully
organised by Dr. Fehmeeda Haroon Ansari, Prof. Salma Ansari and
Prof. Tahera Tasneem.
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