New Delhi: The World Urdu Day Organizing Committee had an important meeting in Joshi Colony, Delhi, chaired by veteran journalist Jalaluddin Aslam. On this occasion, Dr. Syed Ahmad Khan expressed his delight that some government-funded institutions of various state governments, particularly the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy, and huge segments of the public are organizing ‘Urdu Day’ on November 9, which commemorates Allama Iqbal’s birth anniversary.
The meeting resolved that, as is customary, the World Urdu Day Organizing Committee will organize an Urdu Day celebration on November 9, 2025, at Ghalib Academy in Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi. The ceremony will be presided over by Professor Emeritus Dr. Abdul Haq, an Iqbal scholar.
On this occasion, Jalaluddin Aslam urged the Urdu-speaking community to arrange Urdu Day celebrations in locations where they have not previously occurred in order to promote the Urdu language and literature. He underlined the importance of celebrating it not only in traditional Urdu-speaking regions, but also in non-Urdu places, in order to eliminate myths about Urdu.
He further stated that Urdu speakers need to build relationships with people in non-Urdu regions as well.
Senior journalist Suhail Anjum said that the continuous celebration of Urdu Day for the past 28 years by the Urdu Development Organization is a significant achievement. He added that, thanks to the organization’s appeal, the event is now celebrated not only in India but also in foreign countries, which is an encouraging development.
Journalist Javed Akhtar stated that the Urdu Development Organization’s programmes have inspired other institutions to organize their own Urdu festivities. He noted The Wire’s Urdu festival as a notable example. Such gatherings, he claims, help bring the younger generation closer to the Urdu language.
Participants in the meeting included Israr Ahmad Ujjaini, Dr. Mufti Javed Anwar Dehlavi, Hakeem Muhammad Murtaza Dehlavi, Hakeem Aftab Alam, Syed Niyaz Ahmad Raja, Mohammad Imran Qanouji, Zeeshan Ahmad, Dr. Abu Zaid, and Faizan Ahmad, among others.
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