UP Governor Ram Naik has called for the promotion of Urdu as the second language of the state. The Governor said he was himself keen to learn Urdu and if somebody could hold him he wanted to acquire the skill to speak few lines of Urdu.
“I don’t know Urdu; if somebody helps I then I want to speak few lines in Urdu. For the promotion of Urdu, the Urdu academy and the UP Hindi Sansthan should translate each other book in both the languages as this will not only bring both the languages closer and also add to the readership of both the languages’’, said Ram Naik here on Wednesdaywhile releasing a Urdu book “Prof Fazle Imam—Adabee safar ke Saath Saal’’ by Dr Shabeeh Sugra.
Governor said the translation of Urdu literature books in Hindi and Hindi literature books to Urdu will not attract the interest of the readers but will immensely help both the languages. On the three language formula, the Governor said if he gets some proposal then he will certainly take a decision on this issue after consulting the Vice Chancellors of the state Universities. He said the higher education has an important role in the life of any individual and all languages should be respected.
“Each language of the country is linked to the pride of the people and the nation so each language should be respected’’, said the Governor.
Ram Naik said in UP, Urdu is the most widely spoken language after Hindi. The Governor said Urdu language and Urdu journalism had played an important role in Indies freedom movement. He said in different era many languages emerged bit sole aim of each language is to strengthen the unity of the diverse society.