Partitions Unknown: Hindi, Urdu and the Umbilical Cord

"In 12th century Delhi, a new language began to emerge, which was initially known as Dehlavi. Parallelly, the political landscape of India changed, with the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate and the arrival of the Mughals. With them came Persian, and quickly established itself as the language of power. Over time, a new language emerged, a combination of Dehlavi and Persian. But the arrival of the British changed everything, and through a maze of social, religious and political factors, the two languages started to grow apart. This week, in the third episode of the series, India's Linguistic Heritage, discover the story of the Partition which went unnoticed; that between Hindi and Urdu, and why separating these two any further would be like cutting the Umbilical cord.

Special thanks to Izer, who had rendered a few lines of a popular song for this episode, but it could not be released owing to copyright challenges. Do check out his podcast, Artists Talk $hit, a conversational podcast where every week, Indie artists come together to talk about stuff they wish someone had told them when they were starting out

https://open.spotify.com/show/1l6ndDmuSuEInlzeUZ2Npy"