Archive for 'Hindi Language'
Demonstrative Adjectives in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 29, 2012
In Hindi, there are adjectives which are called the demonstrative adjective. The adjectives are the pronouns which are used as the adjectives of the nouns. In Hindi, the demonstrative adjective is called सार्वनामिक विशेषण (Saarvanaamik Visheshan). As you know from the previous posts on the pronoun and adjectives, a pronoun is called सर्वनाम (Sarvnaam) and an…
National Symbols of India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 28, 2012
India has several national symbols. Not only they are used in daily life of every Indian but some of them also hold the religious sentiments to them. You may find them in Indian Media, Indian scriptures, Indian literature and so on. It is important if I can show you these symbols so you can understand…
Practice on Hindi Prepositions Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 27, 2012
Do you remember our post on the prepositions in Hindi? If not or you didn’t see the previous post on the compounds, lets have some practice on the same with some example sentences. Preposition in Hindi is called संबंध बोधक (Sanbandha Bodhak). Prepositions are important as they join the various part of the sentences (noun…
Confusing Words in Hindi – II Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 26, 2012
In continuation of my post on the confusing words in Hindi, I would like to present some more words which are strikingly similar in form and their pronunciation but their meaning are different. Confusing words like कहा (Kaha) and कहाँ (Kahan) looks almost similar in Hindi but they mean completely different “Said” and “Where” in…
Jana Gana Mana – The National Anthem of India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 25, 2012
The national anthem is called राष्ट्रगान (Rastryagaan). जन गण मन (Jana Gana Mana) is the national anthem of India. It was written by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1911 and in the same year, it was sung for the first time by Indian National Congress (A political party). After Independence of India from British rule…
Poem in Hindi – Mashal Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 24, 2012
I found an interesting poem in Hindi which I would like to share with you. I have translated the poem into English so you can also understand, how to read a poem in Hindi. Hope, you will try to comprehend the poem with the above given explanation. So, let us begin. कविता (Kavita – Poem)…
Short Story in Hindi – Foolish Brahmin Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 22, 2012
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) which were composed in 3 BCE and since then have been translated into many languages around the world. I have selected a very interesting story whose moral is: We…