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Tax System in India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 19, 2012
In many countries, this is the time for accounting and filing your tax return and you might be interested on how the taxation system works in India. Let me show you some of the details of various taxes and taxation system as whole. The taxation system in India is very well structured. It started in…
Hindi Comics (Chitrakatha) Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 14, 2012
Many of you might have a great childhood with many imaginary friends from the comics books or the world of cartoons. Children in India, especially in the north India are fond of Hindi comics. Many Indians might associate their childhood or adulthood days to these fascinating stories and imaginary characters. Comics are called चित्रकथा (Chitrakatha)…
Valentine’s Day in India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 14, 2012
India might be considered the most open nation when considered historically. History provides ample evidence, which may include “Kamasutra”, the art of love making or the erotic depictions of love making at Khajuraho Temples but Valentine’s day in India is a recent phenomenon. The previous generations have never witnessed such a celebration in the Indian…
Short Story in Hindi – Crow’s Struggle Posted by Nitin Kumar on Feb 9, 2012
Let me share a quite popular short motivational story in Hindi. This story is being taught in elementary school in India. It talk about a crow and his struggle to save his life. Read it and try to comprehend it. I have provided a literal translation at the end of story so maybe it can…
Sabzi – Indian Cooked Vegetables Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 30, 2012
When you imagine, you might imagine that north Indian cuisine is limited to Curry based dishes that you might have seen on TV or in an Indian restaurant. But this is a myth, we love to cook many vegetables dry than with the curry. सब्जी (Cooked Vegetables) is that every Indian cook in their home…
Word Pairs – II Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 29, 2012
As discussed a year ago, there are words in Hindi that go in pair. These word pairs can be from a same word, two different words, opposite words, meaningful & meaningless and two meaningless words. We love to use these pair words in daily conversation and do it now and then. So, lets revise the…
Poems in Hindi – Gulabi Chodiyan Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 28, 2012
Let me present you a very lovely poem in Hindi. I think, poems are very powerful tool to express one’s feeling, be it’s sweet or bitter. Fortunately, in Hindi literature, we have so many great poets who had and still influencing the masses. I have translated this poem for you to read, understand and know…