The identity of Maulana Azad National Urdu
University is in danger. Due to its national character, the domination of north
Indians was being felt hitherto but with the appointment of non-Urdu knowing
teachers, it is losing its Urdu character. Urdu University was founded on the
basis of promoting Urdu language and imparting higher education through the
medium of Urdu to link it with job oriented courses. The way in which Urdu
University is functioning gives and impression that Urdu is being eradicated in
a phased manner systematically.
Maulana Azad Urdu University issued employment
notification last week which indicates that it is making an attempt to end
Urdu. The notification issued by the university on 28th October inviting
applications for 41 posts of Associate Professors and Asst. Professors. When
Urdu speakers read this notification, they were wonderstruck since Urdu
language was not made compulsory in the notification. It may be pointed out
that in the earlier notifications Urdu was “Compulsory” but in recent
advertisement it has been written as “knowledge of Urdu is essential”. In the
earlier advertisements, it used to be mentioned clearly that the candidates for
any teaching posts should have studied Urdu as one of the subjects at SSC,
Intermediate or Degree level. In the notification number 25/2011 issued on 27th
January 2011 it is clearly mentioned that for teaching staff study of Urdu as a
subject at SSC, Intermediate or Graduation is compulsory. In the notification
which is now published, the clause of knowledge of Urdu has been diluted. It
clearly indicates that the University administration is inclined to appoint
candidates on the considerations of nepotism, recommendations and by relaxing
the rules of knowing Urdu to accommodate non-Urdu knowing teachers in the
University.
Many complaints were received in the past
about nepotism in appointments and many other irregularities. Urdu University
has been established to promote Urdu language and literature but with its
activities one feels that it is providing opportunities for the entry of
non-Urdu teaching staff.
Right from its inception, the Urdu University
was not liked by the non-Urdu speakers and the so-called progressive people. They
were opposing to limit the University to Urdu only. They had started giving
suggestions to start various other courses. It may be noted that this
University has been established to impart education in Urdu but at the
entrance, every day a Hindi word is entered with a view to promoting Hindi
language. Many people objected to it but the management substantiated it saying
that Hindi is national language and there is no harm in teaching Hindi. All
those persons who had struggled for the formation of Urdu University must be
aggrieved by hearing that the management of the University is making an
organized effort to appoint non-Urdu teachers. The university sources
maintained that for the reserved posts, it is not possible to get Urdu knowing
persons. This argument of the management is inappropriate. The University
administration should know that in case competent and qualified Urdu knowing
persons are not available for appointment to the reserved posts, these posts
could be de-reserved with the permission of Dept. of Personnel, Govt. of India.
It seems that the management of Urdu
University is mentally prepared to induct non- Urdu knowing teachers. It may be
noted that in the reserved seats Unani medical courses in which the medium of
instruction is Urdu, Non-Urdu students were given seats which spoiled the
standard of teaching in Unani medical college. In the same way, the process of
ruining Urdu University seems to have been started. If the Urdu knowing people
do not raise to the occasion for the protection of Urdu in Maulana Azad
National Urdu University, very soon, this University will be in the hands
non-Urdu knowing people. It will meet the same fate as Osmania University in
the past.
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