Hinduī, Urdū and ‘Hindoostanee’: Invented by the British? 1800-1854
Dr. Barbara Lotz, Institute of Cultural Studies of East and South Asia Würzburg University, Germany.
The lecture is open for everyone.
Barbara Lotz (Photo: Würzburg University)
This lecture is number one in a series of three called “A House Divided” The History of Hindi and Urdu 1800-1947: 27.-29. March 2012.
In the second part of each lecture a short Hindi text will be read. Some English translations will be ready for those who do not read Hindi.
Hinduī, Urdū and ‘Hindoostanee’: Invented by the British? 1800-1854
- Perspectives of research
- Terminology: Hinduī, Hindustānī, Khaṛībolī, Urdū, Hindī
- Amir Khusrau
- College Fort William
- J.B. Gilchris
- Lalluji Lal
Reading: Insha Allah Khan: “Rānī Ketkī kī kahānī” (c. 1803)
Published Mar 23, 2012 10:05 AM