172 Modem Style of official Hindustani. [No. 3, 



repaired the temple and instituted the worship of Chunder Perhoo, 

 and made two baolies, one on each side, the one on the north was 

 called Umr Sing Baoli, and the one on the south Beija Sing Baoli. 



The old sheriahs have a legend that Behram Sing and the two 

 brothers came to see the temple when it was finished, and all the 

 images burst out laughing. Berhani Sing then ordered lime to be 

 put on their faces.* 



All the legends about this place seem to show that formerly it was 

 a very celebrated temple and a great place for pilgrimage. They 

 state that (at a date unknown) many years ago a rajaf from the west 

 came with an army to this temple, carried off the gold and silver 

 images, broke up the other sculptures, and threw a large portion of 

 them into the koond, and ever since the place has been deserted and 

 called Doob Koond. 



S"nie objections to the Modern Style of official Hindustani. — By F. S. 



Growse, M. A. Oxon. B. C. S. 



[Keceived 23rd July, 1868.] 



As the pages of the " Asiatic" have admitted an elaborate defence of 

 the modern fashionable style of Urdu composition, I trust that a brief 

 statement of some of the arguments on the opposite side of the 

 question, will find equal toleration. 



The Urdu champion has undoubtedly made the best of his case, 

 but he appears to have misapprehended the object of the Hindi 

 party, and therefore many of his arguments are directed against an 

 imaginary opponent. With the possible exception of a few visionary 

 enthusiasts, I am not aware that any one in the present clay is 

 prepared to advocate a return to Hindi pure and simple. Such a 

 thing would be practically impossible, on account of the number of 

 foreign words which have won for themselves a secure, position in 

 popular speech. I consider this to be really the valid reason, and 

 attach no weight whatever to the alleged varieties of dialect ; for I 

 feel convinced that the language of the Prem Sagar, in which not the 

 slightest taint of an alien element has been allowed, would be more 



* I fancy this refers to the paint on the images that still exists. 

 t Probably a Mussulman rival. 



