
Official statements in Kashmir show increasing use of Hindi
Of late, a subtle yet noticeable shift has taken place in the language used for official press releases in Kashmir Valley.
Hindi has gradually supplanted Urdu in many government communications, including those issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations.
Even flagship government initiatives now frequently include Hindi terms, sidelining the once-dominant Urdu.
When one keenly looks at the official press statements, one finds countless examples of Hindi words appearing in official English press releases including terms like ‘Prashasan’, ‘Bhavan’, ‘Divas’, ‘Satarak’, ‘Abhiyan’, ‘Atmanirbhar’, and so on and so forth.
These terms have replaced Urdu equivalents that were once standard in such communications.
Even major government initiatives and schemes are frequ...