Section 4: Objects of Union

4. Objects of Union The objects of the Union shall be to— (a) promote the Urdu language in its spoken and written forms; (b) promote friendship and understanding between the Urduspeaking peoples of the world and to engage in any educational, academic, cultural and artistic work to further that objective; (c) provide facilities for the exchange of views affecting the interests, well-being, development, relationships and common problems of the Urdu-speaking peoples of the world; (d) promote and encourage the linguistic development among all people having an interest in Urdu with special emphasis on the cultural, artistic, economic and social perspectives; (e) provide facilities for exchange programmes, scholarships and social intercourse between the Union and other organisations at regional and international level; (f) promote, organise and encourage correspondence, debates, elocution, poetry recitations (Mushaira), Ghazals, Qawwali programmes, seminars and other literary activities in Urdu amongst universities, colleges, schools and other bodies situated either in Mauritius or any other country; (g) promote and encourage the interchange of Urdu books, pamphlets, periodicals and other information among local colleges, schools and educational establishments overseas; (h) promote and encourage the publication, exhibition, distribution and sale of Urdu books, magazines, newspapers and calligraphic works; (i) promote intercultural and interlinguistic understanding and harmony through exchange and participation in joint projects; (j) undertake and carry on all such work as may be deemed necessary for the attainment of the objects aforementioned and to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the accomplishment of any or all of them.