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What is "HamariBoli?" (www.HamariBoli.com)
"Hamari Boli" is the new name of Hindi-Urdu, the Lingua Franca of Desis worldwide. Gratefully acknowledging the richness and unity of the Desi Culture as evident in the meticulous amalgamation of indigenous and foreign cultures from the early Aryan settlers to the Middle Vedic Civilizations to the Afghan and Turkic period to the British Raj to modern Day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh -entire South Asia indeed- and the Diaspora Desis and their descendants spread all over the world. It is the living testament to the diversity and inclusive spirit of the South Asian Sub-continent. .
Inspired by "Aman ki Asha", The "Hamari Boli Initiative" is a full scale "Language Planning" initiative aimed at 'Hindi-Urdu' script, Style, Status & Lexical Reform / Modernization;
Graphization (Romanization)
Lexical expansion & modernization (combining Hindi-Urdu vocabulary and unifying literary canon, technical vocab modernization)
Style reform (simplified language accessible to widest possible audience as exemplified by Bollywood)
Besides being a bonafide scholarly endeavor, Hamari Boli is also an apolitical initiative to create a People-to-People Communication & Collaboration Platform where Desi scholars, students, professionals and everyone interested can cooperate in real time on initiatives that are of equal importance across both sides of the border. Hamari Boli's social objectives are to reunite the Desi Language to facilitate cross communication across borders and bring Desi people from around the world together in a cooperative endeavour for the benefit of all.
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Why "Hamari Boli"?
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The South Asian Subcontinent is home to 400+ language subgroups. and "Hamari Boli" (Hindi-Urdu) is the most widely spoken and used language in the region. Just like Mandarin, Hamari Boli is the most widely spoken and used language in the Indo-Pak subcontinent and With 900Mn+ speakers worldwide, ranks only 2nd to Mandarin. Just as Arabic is the language of the Arab World, Hamari Boli is the "lingua franca of the Desi World"! Not just Indo-Pak but entire South Asia indeed i.e. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Mauritius, Srilanka, Afghanistan and the 30Mn+ Desi Diaspora worldwide.
Hindi & Urdu are actually one language divided artificially for socio-cultural and politico-religious motivations. But this knowledge is not popular understanding and to this day, the divide plays a major role in communal identification in Indo-Pak. However, linguistics by & large is in agreement over their twin status. We’re working to bridge the divide by bringing the whole range of Hindi-Urdu (as spoken across India & Pakistan) together using roman script and develop & promote a neutral writing style as exemplified by Bollywood and popular media.
Also a People-to-People Communication & Collaboration initiative, Hamari Boli is aimed at creating a common platform where people from India and Pakistan (and Desis around the world) collaborate in real-time on a shared undertaking of mutual interest and importance. The reunification of the two faces of Hindustani as "Hamari Boli" will produce a literary feat of lasting value and will go miles in dissolving the feeling of alienation, building strong bridges of trust among the common folk. Hamari Boli will be the strongest foundation for trust with its appeal to our immense Shared Desi Heritage. The resulting exchange among people will go a long way in correcting the misunderstandings created by decades of hate mongering. Hamari Boli will help people realize how much we share in common as Desis than differ as modern nations.
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