Learn urdu through hindi script writing

The Hindi-Urdu Language Program offers comprehensive instruction in Hindi and Urdu together from the beginner’s level.

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Hindi, written in the Devanagari script is the official language of the Union of India. Urdu, written in a modified form of the Perso-Arabic script called Nastaliq, is the official language of Pakistan. In their most basic spoken form, Hindi and Urdu are mutually intelligible, particularly in urban centers in north India.

Learning both Hindi and Urdu together ultimately gives students the ability to interact with close to million people in South Asia as well as the opportunity to explore both secular and devotional literary traditions that go back to at least the sixteenth century, and even enjoy modern media such as Bollywood movies and television soap operas, which form an important part of the lives of many in contemporary India and Pakistan.

Students who complete at least one year of study in Hindi-Urdu may apply to the intensive summer langua