From ‘kagaz’ to ‘naan’: How Persian became the ‘English of the era’ and wove itself into India’s cultural DNA

Persian has deeply influenced India’s language and literature for centuries, and everyday speech, shaping administration, ...
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I didn’t realise I still had my mother tongue in me – until I spoke Urdu in my sleep

There was something instinctive about it, like a current pulling me back towards the language of my parents and grandparents ...