Why We Failed To Popularize Urdu? Ft. Dr Muhammad Iftikhar | 077 | TBT

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In conversation with Dr. Muhammad Iftikhar Khokhar, this episode explores Urdu language and children literature. How much work he has done for this cause? When he started writing? Why he shifted to literature after studying journalism? How is he managing writing and academics simultaneously? When has he moved from Islamic University to Riphah? Talking about Urdu curriculum, why we couldn’t accept it as our own? How he sees the lack of availability of content in Urdu language? What he thinks about single national curriculum? Having multiple regional languages brings diversity, is it a problem or opportunity? What can we do unify them? Is Urdu language being imposed on us? Tune in to know more on his working experience in Baluchistan, what he thinks the Urdu literature is headed and how he sees young generation’s passion for exploring this language!

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00:00 Meet Dr. Muhammad Iftikhar Khokhar
01:11 Why he moved to literature from journalism?
02:36 When he started writing?
04:20 How is he managing writing and academics simultaneously?
07:15 When he moved to Riphah university?
08:48 Why we couldn’t accept Urdu as our own?
16:00 How he sees the lack of availability of content especially in Urdu?
25:14 Single National Curriculum
26:12 How his experience has been like working in Baluchistan?
30:29 Having multiple regional languages is a problem or opportunity?
35:29 Is Urdu language being imposed on us?
43:12 Where this literature is headed? Does he see the future turning in favor?
44:47 How he sees young generation’s passion for exploring this language?

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