The language of secular Islam : Urdu nationalism and colonial India /
Kavita Saraswathi Datla.
- xiii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-222) and index.
Muslims and secular education : the beginnings of Osmania University -- Reforming a language : creating textbooks and cultivating Urdu -- Muslim pasts : writing the history of India and the history of Islam -- Locating Urdu : Deccani, Hindustani, and Urdu -- Secular projects and student politics : "Vande mataram" in Hyderabad.
9780824836092 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2012025444
Osmania University--History.
Urdu language--Political aspects--History--India--Hyderabad (State)--20th century. Language and education--History--India--Hyderabad (State)--20th century. Muslim educators--Political activity--History--India--Hyderabad (State)--20th century. Language policy--History--India--Hyderabad (State)--20th century.