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The Gujral Committee Report - Language in India

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Sales Sales Organisation<br />

Organisation<br />

<strong>The</strong> above mentioned Society would not be able to function properly without a sales-organisation and a sales network spread over all the regions where Urdu is read and spoken to a considerable extent. <strong>The</strong> research and evaluation w<strong>in</strong>g of the Society 214.<br />

be able to devise scientific cirteria for the open<strong>in</strong>g of sales-po<strong>in</strong>ts. Broadly speak<strong>in</strong>g, every city or district, which has about one lakh Urdu-know<strong>in</strong>g persons, should have a sales-po<strong>in</strong>t of the Society. <strong>The</strong> emphasis on a district is relevant because the should<br />

figures reveal that about 60 per cent persons who returned Urdu as their mother census<br />

Export Export of of Books<br />

Books<br />

reside <strong>in</strong> rural areas. We could utilise the exist<strong>in</strong>g sales channels also. (7.102- 7.103) tongue<br />

Urdu is be<strong>in</strong>g taught <strong>in</strong> several universities of Europe and America. <strong>The</strong>ir Urdu departments have libraries which purchase Urdu books annually <strong>in</strong> bulk from <strong>India</strong>. 215.<br />

National National Bibliography<br />

Bibliography<br />

there is a large number of Urdu-know<strong>in</strong>g people <strong>in</strong> Pakistan, Great Brita<strong>in</strong>, Canada, U.S.A., U.S.S.R., and other countries. We could develop an export trade if proper attention were paid to it. <strong>The</strong> Government should make a study of this export Moreover<br />

either through our diplomatic missions abroad or otherwise and take steps to encourage export of quality Urdu books. (7.109) market<br />

<strong>Language</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>India</strong> www.language<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>dia.com<br />

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216. Very few books published <strong>in</strong> Urdu were be<strong>in</strong>g received and fewer still brought on the registers of the National Library, Calcutta, for want of staff. This situation is very unsatisfactory. <strong>The</strong> members of the <strong>Committee</strong>, who visited the Library were surprised to f<strong>in</strong>d that even some of the most popular titles and works of well- known writers were not available there. Notices of new publications appear <strong>in</strong> some Urdu literary journals,<br />

on Urdu

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