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اردو میں فنّی و تکنیکی نثر: تھامسن انجینئرنگ کالج، رُڑکی کی خدمات


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Title: اردو میں فنّی و تکنیکی نثر: تھامسن انجینئرنگ کالج، رُڑکی کی خدمات

Authors: ساجد صدیق نظامی

Journal: Academic and Research Journal Tehseel

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Publisher: Islamic Research Academy Karachi

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2019

Volume: 4

Issue: 1

Language: Urdu

Keywords: Thompson Rookee Collegebooks of technical Urdu prosemisleading accounts of Urdu research

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Abstract

Founded in 1847, Thompson Roorkee College, formerly known as Civil Engineering College, produced 26 Urdu books of civil engineering till 1870. The books contained a rare Urdu prose which is suited to present technical subjects like engineering in it comfortably. Before it, Urdu language had no such type of prose ever produced. This article aims at presenting details about those books. It also highlights many of incorrect accounts of research dealing with the subject in Urdu. It also shares why were the books written in Urdu. Britain was unable to provide workforce for its design from Britain, building civil infrastructure for its people engaged.


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