Dakhni: A Living Integration of Languages in the DeccanVerified Fact: Dakhni (Deccani) evolved over 700 years as an independent language, primarily in the courts of the Deccan Sultanates, before being influenced by Standard Urdu in the 18th century. Source: The Hyderabad History Project (Yunus Lasania) Dakhni feels like a conversation that refused to choose sides. It carries a Hindustani base, old…