This teacher teaches Urdu with singular passion

AMRITSAR: This class comprises a divergent bunch -- retired officials, experienced businessman, besides people in other professions - who are all united in their common desire to learn Urdu. Irrespective of their age and professions, they sit listening to their teacher attentively.
Chaman Lal, a 75 year old Urdu master has taken upon himself the task of conserving Urdu and has been teaching Urdu for the last over 50 years.
Despite a limited number of students he teaches them with much enthusiasm. Chaman Lal who wants that Urdu should be taught in schools has himself written books on Urdu to teach students. And he has not got any assistance to publish these books from the government. He gets just Rs 2,500 from Bhasha Vibhag for his efforts.
Has takes a one hour class in the premises of the Bhasha Vibhag and has been doing so for the past ten years.
Ramesh Chander Sharma, 66, a retired JE who is Chaman Lal's student said that he was always keen to learn Urdu as his father was a Unani "hakeem" who had written several books on homemade remedies in Urdu. "Chaman Lal teaches us with much patience and now I am quite confident that I can pick up the language," he said.
Dharendra Yadav, another student, who is in the business of construction, said that he felt like a child while learning Urdu from his teacher. "This is not the class, but a 'Gurukul' for us," he said.