"The forgotten National Language” session at #SOT will explore the reasons behind poor state of Urdu
Urdu is one
of the very rich and poetic languages, it has elements of almost all the
languages of this region – Sub continent. However, even then it has never got
the status it truly deserves. It has always been a language of common man as
previously elite used to speak Persian and after the arrival of British English
took over the spot of language of elite.
Even after
the independence, and declaration of Urdu as the national language Urdu
struggled to achieve the status it should have. Hence, it became a national yet
forgotten language. There are many reasons that how Urdu has become a forgotten
language?
School of Tomorrow 2015
– the International Education and Cultural festival has a whole session on “the
forgotten national language”. The panel discussion is moderated by Mr. Qasim
Jafri and the panelists include Ms. Tahira Abdullah, Ms. Ruqqaya Farooqi, Mr.
Usman Siddique, and Ms. Sheema Kirmani.
The panel
will examine the status of Urdu in Pakistan, analyse the role of the government
in promoting Urdu at a national level, and Explore steps which can be taken to
help the Pakistani nation promote its culture and heritage through its national
language.
School of
Tomorrow Festival is Pakistan’s first International education and cultural
festival that is featuring over 40 sessions by 140+ international and local
speakers. The SOT 2015 festival is taking place at Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi
on 28th and 29th November. The registration for the fast
track access to the sessions has started. To register please follow the link: www.schooloftomorrow.beaconhouse.net/registration/
For further details:
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/415724878552265/
Instagram: @BSS_SOT2015
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