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Pages in category "Controversies in India" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The Hindi–Urdu controversy arose in 19th-century colonial India out of the debate over whether Modern Standard Hindi or Standard Urdu should be chosen as a national language. Hindi and Urdu are mutually intelligible as spoken languages, to the extent that they are sometimes considered to be dialects or registers of a single spoken language ...
Bollywood has historically had many Muslims involved in the production of its movies, with some of the most popular film stars being Muslim, especially the Khans of Bollywood and many of the lyricists and songwriters infusing Urdu into the scripts; [7] [8] Urdu, which is heavily influenced by Middle Eastern languages such as Persian and Arabic, is generally associated with South Asian Muslims.
A controversial bull-taming festival has kicked off in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu with more than 12,000 bulls registered for the fights despite concerns from animal rights activists.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reelection slogan makes a simple promise: “good days are coming.” But his opponents argue he has done little to soothe India’s deep divisions.
India's parliament on Wednesday passed a contentious bill that will allow citizenship for persecuted Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who fled Muslim-majority Pakistan ...
Pages in category "Political controversies in India" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Demonstrations turned violent Wednesday as India's ruling Hindu nationalist government won parliamentary approval on a controversial new citizenship law. The Citizenship Amendment Bill would grant ...