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Common Surnames in India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 25, 2012
You might have seen or heard several Indian surnames and would have thought about it. What words could be used as surnames in India? Which region prefer what surnames in India? and so on. Let’s me show you some of the common surnames as per the region. You can use these surnames to guess about…
Hindi Newspapers Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 24, 2012
Did you read a newspaper in Hindi? Can you name a few newspapers that you have seen in Hindi? A newspaper is a mirror of events that are happening in any society, it has been considered an excellent medium not only a aid to understand about a society but also its language. Today, I will…
Prefixes – II Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 23, 2012
In Hindi, there are several groups under which prefixes could be defined. As you already know, there are several loan words in Hindi. These loan words could be from Persian, Arabic, English and etc. Let me show you some of the prefixes with some examples. I have selected some prefixes that make words in Hindi…
Working Culture in India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 22, 2012
Someday ago, an German friend of mine was interested to know about the working culture, timing etc in India as his company was dealing with an Indian company. In today’s globalized world, where a company (संगठन – Sangathan) has to deal with another company it is better to know about the different working cultures. So…
Unseen Passage – III Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 21, 2012
A new and interesting unseen passage in Hindi for all Hindi learners! Let’s practice your reading comprehension in Hindi. On bottom, you will find most of the vocabulary in Hindi, romanized Hindi and English. हँसी शरीर के स्वास्थ्य का शुभ सवांद देने वाली है। वह एक साथ ही शरीर और मन को प्रसन्न करती है।…
Maha Shivaratri Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 20, 2012
महा शिवरात्रि (Maha Shivaratri) which literally means the big night or the great night of शिव (Shiva). It is a Hindu festival which is devoted to lord Shiva, who is one of the trinity. It is celebrated all across the India. It is celebrated every year on the 13th night till 14th day of the…
Political Parties in India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 19, 2012
India is the largest democratic country with an electorate of more than 714 million (which is larger than combined numbers of US and Europe) and the election are not held at once for the entire country but a series of elections are held which cover the whole India by holding elections in a specific numbers…