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Citizen of the world
Dawn Magazine, August 13, 2006
Citizen of the world
By Sumera S. Naqvi
"Way back in 1939, Patras Bokhari wrote an article,
Hindustani from Madras, in which he said that in order
to “extend the coverage of a language to the whole of
India, fastidious standards of purism and exclusiveness
must receive minor shocks.” By minor shocks, he wouldn’t
have meant eventually wiping out either language – Urdu
or Hindi. Far from it, he meant peaceful co-existence.
Perhaps that is one of the many reasons that led him to
earn the title, and so aptly, the citizen of the
world...."
(2) Citizen of the
world
The Friday Times: Pakistan's First Independent
Weekly Paper Jan 06-12 2006
Raza Rumi
"The launch of a comprehensive website on Patras Bokhari
marks a reinvigoration of the great writer and
diplomat's memory."
(3) Word for word
Daily Times, Sunday, February 05, 2006
"WORD FOR WORD: How Ahmed Shah became Patras Bokhari —Khaled
Ahmed
When you say Peter, aren’t you reminded phonetically of
Urdu ‘path-thar’ (stone)? One is put in the mind of one
possible origin when you look at Tagore’s play ‘Pather
Panchali’ (song of the road). Is our ‘pathar’ something
that you find on the road?" |
