June 2011

• Books
• Faculty Publications
• Resources

Students of Hindi worldwide may be interested to know that Rupert Snell’s five Hindi books in the Teach Yourself series have been published in new editions. In response to queries from individuals confused about names and editions, we have listed below the latest edition of each book in the series. Further information can be found… Read More

• Slideshows

Dr. Shankar continues his explanation of participles in Hindi, this time demonstrating how to use the “multi-tasking” form of Hindi verbs — the imperfect participle. The presentation focuses on authentic language from Hindi newspapers and concludes with some comprehension exercises. You can view the presentation online,  or download it as either a PDF or a Powerpoint presentation.

• Slideshows

We enter the wonderful world of grammar in this episode of Presenting Hindi. Dr. Shankar tackles the concept of conjunctive participles or, in layman’s terms, how to link verbs in a sequence. The presentation focuses on language from real-world Hindi newspapers and advertisements, as well as a number of classic Bollywood videos. You can view… Read More

• Slideshows

Jishnu Shankar continues his Presenting Hindi series with an interactive introduction to the Hindi alphabet and its Sanskrit-based Devanagari script. The presentation includes an entertaining Bollywood video clip to help memorize the basic Hindi vowel sounds. You can view it online,  download it as a multimedia PDF or as a Powerpoint presentation.

• Slideshows

Jishnu Shankar begins his Presenting Hindi series with an entertaining invitation and justification for studying modern Hindi, complete with a number of short, humorous videos. You can view it online,  download it as a multimedia PDF or as a Powerpoint presentation.