Abstract
This paper overviews the history and contributions of Pashto Adabi Tolana in
Afghanistan. Archival sources and publications by the Tolana are studied qualitatively
for tracing this history and contributions. Pashto Adabi Tolana emerged after the
official merger of various informal societies that promoted Pashto language and
literature. The Tolana was assigned a significant role in the reconstitution of Afghan
national identity. This new identity was guided by Pashtoon nationalist sentiments in
Afghanistan. The Tolana contributed to this national aspiration as it financed,
supervised and published a number of research studies, manuscripts, magazines and
translations from and into Pashto language. It also contributed to the development of
Pashto language curricula by engaging in corpus planning, acquisition planning and
standardization of Pashto language in Afghanistan. The early ambition soon waned,
but the academy survived and expanded its cope to natural sciences. The article
establishes that Tolana played a significant role in reshaping the identity of modern
Afghanistan.
Ayaz Ahmad, Asghar Khan. (2018) Pashto Adabi Tolana: History and Contributions, Pashto, Volume 47, Issue 1.
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