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Wasn't unity of nation based on religion? If language was basis of unity, then there was no need for Sikhs migrating from Pakistan Punjab and Sindhi Hindus migrating from Sindh.
Language is a very powerful tool, Pakistan got divided in the first place due to language and culture although the religion of both wings was the same.
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Language is a very powerful tool, Pakistan got divided in the first place due to language and culture although the religion of both wings was the same.
So dividing criteria keeps on changing. First it was religion and just after 24 years, it was language and culture. The division didn't happened just because of different cultures and languages ( as both India and Pakistan still have communities with different languages and cultures), the division resulted because a group thought that their culture and language is not being respected.
This shows how important Mother tongue becomes in the history of nations.
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^ agreed...
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Ahh, Punjabi - the language of sufi poetry, inhibition free love and dirty jokes.
Remind me of Farsi @ language of sufi poetry.
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Really? I thought it’s the language of Sindhi memons,we had Sindhi memon neighbor they used to speak like this.
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I do..I do..
Is se pehley ke bachpan Mai wo chapal se samjhati Mai ankho se hi samjh jati thee 
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waisay main itna pita nahi hon, mager ammi kabh kabhar chappal say bhi samjha deti thi.
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Theres no word in Urdu to replace ‘thaan’ in this song.
Jad’oon Holi Jaayi Laina Mera Na Main Thaan Mar Jani Aan - Noor Jehan In Tarannum - YouTube
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:hmmm: Thaan ki meaning bhi bata dejiye 
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Foran, ussi waqt...no proper meaning in Urdu...
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Foran, ussi waqt...no proper meaning in Urdu...
Main ThaaN mar janiya means main moqa e wardaat pe mar janiya :D
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Yes thaan means place as well.
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Yes thaan means place as well.
similar to Hindi Asthaan
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maybe...
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Yes thaan means place as well.
asthaan [like teerth asthaan] means PLACE not just thaan...like in Urdu we say sitaaN...like Pakistan, AfGhanistan etc.
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asthaan [like teerth asthaan] means PLACE not just thaan...like in Urdu we say sitaaN...like Pakistan, AfGhanistan etc.
Ali was talking of Punjabi ThaaN :D
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In Karachi it all gets mixed up :rotato:
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Ali was talking of Punjabi ThaaN :D
oh i see..the punjabi is a derivative of Hindi i suppose.
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^ it could be the other way around i suppose...
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^ it could be the other way around i suppose...
i doubt this to be true though. no offense!