Archive for July, 2015
A Flavor of Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 30, 2015
Let me show you some of the slang words in Hindi that you may hear from some section of the society in India. These are not the taboo words, they are used by the illiterate masses and lower section of the society. These words are also sporadically used in Hindi films and literature, but rarely…
Colloquial Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 29, 2015
I have an important, yet an interesting topic for you. Let me show you the colloquial Hindi with some example. How colloquial form of Hindi is divert, twisted, turned from Standard Hindi. Of course, these are only some of the observations to keep this post short and crisp 🙂 Use of या (ya) Suffix Some of…
Short Story in Hindi – Foolish Crow Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 29, 2015
Today, I will present you a fable from a very famous series of animal fables from ancient India which is called Panchatantra (पञ्चतन्त्र – Five Principles). These stories were written in 200 B.C. and used to teach social moral to young minds of the nobal class of that time. The story of Panchtantra has been…
Indian Festival – Kumbh Mela Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 29, 2015
Let me take you too a interesting and colorful festival from India which is called Kumbh Mela. Kumbh Mela is the greatest pilgrimage and festival in the Hinduism. The event is a religious and cultural spectacle which occurs once in 12 years attracting participants from around the globe to take a dip in the holy…
Top 5 Cities to Visit in Uttar Pradesh Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 28, 2015
Let me take you to the state of Uttar Pradesh today. Uttar Pradesh is a north Indian state which share its boundary with Delhi. The word, Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश) is made of two words, Uttar (उत्तर – North) and Pradesh (प्रदेश – State). Uttar Pradesh has been seat of many empires since ancient times…
Poem in Hindi – Geet Nahi Gata Hoon Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 27, 2015
Today, there is an easy poem that you can try to comprehend it. The poet, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former Prime Minister of India, is describing his experiences of difficult times of his government. Below is the poem in Devanagari fonts (Hindi) with the literal translation in English. I hope that you will try to…
Vocabulary in Hindi – Positive Traits – III Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 5, 2015
I hope you have gone through the first and second posts on this topic and learned some vocabulary. If you’ve not, you can check the first post on the positive traits here for 1st post and here for 2nd post. In this post, I will show you more vocabulary for expressing positive traits. Don’t forget…