Why is speaking Punjabi at educational campuses deemed uncivilized? I involved her and other siblings in polemics that if we can use English words while speaking Urdu, why we can’t use Punjabi ones in Urdu. Being myself a teacher of English, once at an English medium school, the only complaint against me was I used Punjabi words, though quite sparingly. When Shakespeare and Francis Bacon can use Latin and French in their literary pieces, why can’t we use Punjabi words in Urdu or English? Why is speaking Punjabi at campuses wherein a dominant majority is Punjabi speaking, deemed a violation of discipline and so-called civilization?

Source: The Nation July 04, 2022 02:45 UTC