This thread is more or less a spin-off of ‘Question for Urdu speakers’.
All the talk about different areas of India (where Urdu is spoken) got me wondering where the Urdu speaking members on GS are from.
I believe I’m half-half. My maternal side is from Delhi & Badayon, whereas my paternal side is from UP.
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grand parents are from agra and gawalier.
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sadiya: isnt UP just a state? what city in UP …
paternal and maternal side is the same family.. thus sau feesad delhi 
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khawateen, I believe it's Aligarh.
suroor, just realize the city you mentioned is in UP
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My whole family is from Hyderabad Deccan. They left when Hyderabad lost its independence in 1948.
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Dad's side Lucknow, UP and Mum's side Bangalore.
hmmm interesting, now we find out!
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Grandparents from Bihar
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how many left for pakistan few thousand?
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my grand parents from UP Alahbaad
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Mom's side -- grandparents from alahbaad
Dad's side -- grandparents from aligarh
Sadiyah -- ppl from aligarh arent much connected but from alahbad are very much in touch (Dania :) ) just an obsv. from my family.
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Father’s side from Ajmer, Rajasthan and mother’s from Jaora, UP…
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X-Communist, so you and Dania know each other because of the family connection back in India?
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The nyumber of people in Pakistan of hyderabadi background is more than just a few thousand
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Sadiyah, no. I was just referring to the connections b/w alahbadis. They seem to be everywhere and usually can be tracked down thru nanas/dadis/etc. I dont know Dania as yet, but who knows -- she might just end up being my nana's cousin's great grand daughter.. :)
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Dad's side from mars
Mom's side from Venus
Me side from Romulus
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dono side say lukhnow.
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Grand parents were fom hyderabad. My parents were born in Karachi though. My grandfather from Orangabad..and mom from Hyderabad deccan. Does anyone know if there is differnce between Orangabad and hyderabad deccan. Even both my parents families have ference when it comes to food, dresses and language.
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We've got a real variety here in terms of where most of our ancestors belonged to in India. :)
X_Comm., I get what you're saying. :)
ravage, I'd love to hear your Urdu :p
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we r not urdu speaking like you ppl r refering ......but the people who don't know us much , often assume we r 'ahl-e-zuban' :)
infact my husband still teases me saying if i'm from luckhnow...:o (he himself is our distant relative) ....it was only after marriage , i learned to speak proper panjaabi .....:)
in the area we live in .....urdu speaking ppl are not really good urdu speakers .....specially their accent got mixed with local ....n its totally ruined now!!
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sadiyah, i've lived 4 years in NWFP, 2 years in punjab, and 3 years since mostly with punjabis (some of whom by the way make fun of me when i say Qeema instead of Keema). my urdu is regarded as a bit of a let down in my household.