Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
خواندگی
/khawaandagi/Roman
English meaning: Literacy
Definition
The ability to read and write. India's literacy rate has risen from 18% at independence to over 77% today. Urdu literacy is promoted through special programs and the Maulana Azad National Urdu University.
Example
“خواندگی تعلیم اور ترقی کی بنیاد ہے۔”
In English: “Literacy is the foundation of education and development.”
Literary Heritage
“علم میں بھی سرور ہے، علم میں جوشِ جنوں بھی۔”
/ʿIlm meṃ bhī sarūr hai, ʿilm meṃ jośe junūṃ bhī./
“In knowledge there is ecstasy, and in knowledge the frenzy of passion too.”
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Language information
- Language
- اردو
- Urdu
- Script
- Perso-Arabic
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 230M