Makar Sankranti Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 30, 2015
Makar Sankranti (मकर सक्रांति) is a major Indian festival which is celebrated in India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka around 15th January every year (वर्ष – Varsh) since ancient times. In India, this festival is known as Sankranti or Pongal (in Tamil Nadu). It is usually celebrated to mark the arrival of…
Top 5 Causative Verbs in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 28, 2015
Causative verbs are important and used very often in Hindi. These are verbs denote an action which is not directly performed by the subject but indirectly through some agent. These are verbs which end in “वाना” such as करवाना, चलवाना, पकवाना, लिखवाना, पिटवाना, पढ़वाना, मिलवाना, सिखवाना, खिलवाना etc. In this post, let me show you…
Republic Day of India Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 26, 2015
Every year on 26 January, India celebrates its Republic Day to commemorate 26th January 1950 when India’s constitutions came into force thus making India, a Republic State. It is a national holiday and passionately celebrated by people of India. The government organize a republic day parade every year to display nation’s achievements of the last…
Figure of Speech in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 20, 2015
अलंकार (Alankaar) is a figure of speech which means ornaments or adornments. Just like a woman use ornaments to enhance her beauty, Alankar are used in Hindi language essentially to enhance the beauty of a poem. Alankar are broadly classified in two groups, these are: 1. शब्दालंकार (Shabdalankar, it came from two word Shabdh (Word)…
Subject Suffix in Hindi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 18, 2015
Suffix (प्रत्यय – Pratyaya) are very important elements of Hindi grammar. Many Hindi words can be created by the combination of a nouns or word derived from verbs and suffix. For example, the word “घुमक्कड़” (Ghumakkad – one who stroll) is a combination of noun “घूम″ (Ghum – stroll/walk) and suffix “अक्कड़” (akkad). In this post…
Poem in Hindi – Desh Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 12, 2015
Yesterday, on 26th January, India has celebrated its Republic Day. The republic day is reminder of becoming a republic nation, a country with constitution after long desired independence. Though, India gained independence from British rule in 1947, it was only in 1950 that it had a constitution in force. Today, on this occasion, I will…
Vocabulary in Hindi – Supermarket Items Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jan 7, 2015
Have you ever wondered in the supermarket how would you say Milk or Apple in Hindi? Let me help you will Hindi vocabulary that you would ever need for Supermarket supplies. Yes, I have prepared some lists in Hindi vocabulary for vegetables, fruits, meat and fish, daily products, hardware and clothing supplies. You may find…