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Bargaining Basics and Shopping in India Posted by Nitya on Sep 28, 2016
Whether you are shopping for gold ornaments at the jewelers, picking vegetables in an open-air market, or buying clothes in small or large shops, bargaining is an integral part of the Indian shopping experience. Indians love to bargain. And shopkeepers or store salesmen love to push back. To a newcomer to India, shopping can be…
Get Your Hindi On Posted by Nitya on Sep 21, 2016
An Introduction, and Your First Conversation “Are you Hindi?” “Do you speak Hindu?” Newly emigrated Indians have often reported fielding these questions from flummoxed Westerners. After all, it’s not hard to confuse the similar-sounding names for the language, Hindi, and the religion, Hindu. In recent times, however, Hindi has been immensely popularized through India’s…