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Anna Hazare and his dream of corruption free India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Dec 24, 2013
Revelation of series of scandals and scams (घोटाले – Ghotale) over the last two years has left people in surprise (आश्चर्य – Aashchary) and disbelief (अविश्वास – Avishvaas). Several ministers of ruling party were found to be indulging in these scams and scandals at center and state government level. The total loss has been estimated…
Hindu festivals Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 28, 2013
India is often described as the land of religious festival (उत्सव – Utsav), fasts (उपवास – Upvaas) and feasts (भोज – Bhoj). Each region of India has some fascinating and interesting festivals, and don’t forget that they are so live and colorful. Here, I will present you a list of the name of important Hindu…
Ranthambore National Park Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 26, 2013
Ranthambore National Park (रणथंभौर राष्ट्रीय उद्यान) one of the largest national parks in India. It is situated in Sawai Madhopur district of western state of Rajasthan at about 130 km south east of Jaipur city. The forest was declared (घोषित – Ghoshit) as the Tiger reserves back in 1973 by the government of India. Later…
Ganga Mahotsav Posted by Nitin Kumar on Nov 25, 2013
Ganga Mahotsav (गंगा महोत्सव) is a eagerly awaited tourist-centric festival (त्यौहार – Tyauhar) in Varanasi, the ancient and spiritual city of India. The city of Varanasi which is very famous for being spiritual center of India, its ghats and holy river Ganges. It is located in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pardesh. This festival…
Vocabulary in Hindi – Jobs Posted by Nitin Kumar on Oct 31, 2013
In this post, let me show you basic vocabulary related to jobs in Hindi. Job is called कार्य (kary) in Hindi. The following list (सूची – Suchi) contain Hindi vocabulary (शब्दावली – Shabdaavali) related to religion. English words and their translations (अनुवाद – Anuvaad) into Hindi (in Devanagari script) are given along with their pronunciations…
Dhanteras Posted by Nitin Kumar on Oct 30, 2013
The time during the months of October and November is festival time for the majority (अधिकांश – Adhikansh) of Indians, who are Hindus. During this time, there comes numerous important festivals including the inarguably the biggest festival of Indian, Diwali (or Deepawali). Just before the festival of Diwali, another important festival called Dhanteras (धनतेरस) is…
Birthday wishes in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Oct 30, 2013
In Hindi, people can wish someone on his/her birthday in a variety of ways. Birthday is called जन्मदिन (जन्म means Birth and दिन means Day). Let me show you how to wish someone on his/her birthday in Hindi. आपके जन्मदिन पर हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। (Aapke janmdin par hardik shubhkamanein) lit. English: Hearty wishes on your birthday…