When should Urdu day be celebrated? On poet Alama Iqbal's birthday on November 9th or in the name of two unknown men who are said to have died fighting for Urdu? From Rajasthan, a report on Urdu medium schools in peril. And the story of two men who have worked dramatically different ways for the Urdu language. Three ground reports that chronicle the problems, issues and the resilience of Urdu, a language caught in the volatile politics of identity.