Question

Many events contributed to the formation of the Muslim League in 1906. In this context, describe:
(a) The rift caused by the Hindu-Urdu controversy, 1990.
(b) The movement against the Partition of Bengal, 1905.
(c) The suggestions made by Archibald on the content of the Address to be presented to the Viceroy.

Answer 1

The Hindi–Urdu controversy is an ongoing dispute—dating back to the 19th century—regarding the status of Hindi and Urdu as a single language, Hindustani (lit "of Hindustan"), or as two dialects of a single language, and the establishment of a single standard language in certain areas of North India. Although this debate was officially settled in India by a government order in 1950, declaring Hindi as the official language, some resistance remains. The present notion among some Muslims about this dispute is that Hindus abandoned the Urdu language, whereas some Hindus claim that Urdu was artificially created during Muslim rule.