ABSTRACT

This paper traces the history of a widening distance and constructed difference between Hindi and Urdu, and their communal identification in colonial and post-colonial India. It examines how majoritarian politics has shaped the language related issues in independent India. Finally, based on limited fieldwork in the Indian city of Mumbai, this paper tries to find out what language does common people speak.

中文翻译：

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语言、宗教和身份：殖民时期和后殖民时期印度的印地语和乌尔都语

摘要

本文追溯了印地语和乌尔都语之间不断扩大的距离和构建差异的历史，以及它们在殖民时期和后殖民时期印度的共同认同。它研究了多数主义政治如何影响独立印度的语言相关问题。最后，基于在印度孟买市有限的实地考察，本文试图找出普通人说什么语言。