Punjabi_Language_Movement

Punjabi Language Movement

Punjabi Language Movement

Punjabi-nationalist movement in Pakistan

The Punjabi Language Movement (PLM) is a linguistic movement in Punjab, Pakistan aimed at reviving the Punjabi language, art, culture and literature in Pakistan.[1][2][3][4][5] The Punjabi people constitute the largest ethnic group in Pakistan though Urdu is the national language[6] and unlike Indian Punjab (where reading/writing Punjabi language is compulsory at every level from 2008[7] alongside a special Punjabi University at Patiala), Punjabi itself does not have an official status.[8] The PLM's ideologies are based on Punjabi nationalism.

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References

  1. [1]
    Staff Report (21 February 2011). "Punjab wants its mother tongue back". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    Brown, Michael Edward (2003). Fighting Words: Language Policy and Ethnic Relations in Asia. ISBN 9780262523332.
  3. [3]
    Kamal, Neel (14 September 2015). "A march for Punjabi revival in Pak's Punjab". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    Soofi, Mushtaq (27 February 2015). "Punjab Notes: Mother language, people and politicians". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. [5]
    Punjabi Language Movement
  6. [6]
    Service, Tribune News (19 February 2016). "Thousands to march for Punjabi in Lahore". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Punjab Cabinet Okays to amend Punjabi official language Act". Zee News (in Latin). 3 September 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Punjabi as medium of instruction". The Nation. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2019-10-07.


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