The British Conspiracy and the History of the Name 'Urdu'
The original name of the Urdu language was 'Hindi', which the British, under their 'divide and rule' policy, renamed as 'Urdu' or the 'language of the camp'.
aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
The original name of the Urdu language was 'Hindi', which the British, under their 'divide and rule' policy, renamed as 'Urdu' or the 'language of the camp'.