LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 11 : 11 November 2011
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Urdu Education at the School Level
in Kerala Since Independence

Hashim.M.H

Urdu Entry in Kerala

Kerala in the southern part of India is home for people professing various faiths, such as Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and Jews; all of them use Malayalam in day to day transactions. Newspapers are published in this language for one and all. Urdu is on its way to become popular among sections of people in this state. Years ago Kerala comprised three regions – Malabar, Cochin and Tranvancore which had Malayam as the regional language. Urdu made its inroads in Kerala from the coastal area of Malabar. In the sixteenth century, Bijapuri ruler of the Adilshahi dynasty sent forces to stop the Portuguese intrders in order to help the local Samutiri Raja. These soldiers settled in Calicut after the end of the hostilities. They used Urdu as their mother tongue. Thus Urdu got an entry in the Malayalam lexicon. This is how Urdu got gradually established in Kerala.

Early Teaching of Urdu in Limited Schools

After independence, Urdu teaching at the school level remained confined to a few schools. In J.D.T. Islam High School in Calicut; B.E.M. High school, Mubark High School, St. Joseph High School in Thalassery; Haji Isa Haji Musa High School in Cochin and Hindustani School in Kasargod provided Urdu teaching. Connore’s Municipal High School also provided Urdu Teaching. However, with the sudden death of Urdu teacher Abubakr Munshi Fazil, it came to an abrupt stop (into Hindi) because in the entire state there was not a single teacher holding a certificate to teach the language. The Kasargod High School too witnessed a similar situation with the expiry of Urdu teacher’s tenure.

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Hashim. M.H.
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CAS in Linguistics
Annamalai University
Tamil Nadu
India
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