India, April 19 -- By Suvir Saran

New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of India reminded us of something most Indians already know, deep in their bones -- and something the world could learn from us: language is not a dividing line, but a thread that binds. In a culturally affirming verdict, the Court ruled that Urdu is not alien to India, and upheld its use on public signage in Maharashtra.

The Justices wrote: "Urdu is not the language of any one religion... it is not a foreign language."

Let that sink in. Because in India today, as across the world, language has become a political weapon instead of what it truly is -- a bridge, a song, a mirror, a poem.

Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman of the Observer Resear...