Originally posted by: flipfl0p
I did not say that, “you said” Urdu is most beautiful.
I said that was the convention in India till a decade. I said, even I was following the same convention, trying to understand the Urdu words in Gulzar poetry.
I don’t dislike Urdu or English. But I am against common people getting graded because of their language/accent.
There was a time when Kangana was mocked for her English. That was just an elitist attitude, which many nepotistic kids harbour in Bollywood. What is so great about Shashi Tharoor’s English? He had different schooling than she had. That’s it. That does not mean, I dislike English.
Till English replaced it, Urdu enjoyed this elite status in India. (Like “this person has such impeccable Urdu” etc). My rant is only against this special status. Not against any language.
I like Jackie Shoff’s style best. Yes. His Urdu/English/Hindi nothing might be great. But he cuts it straight.
(I did say “la” sound exists in Sanskrit. I said, it is not available in Hindi)
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