May 2011

K-12 Hindi-Urdu students visit HUF

On Tuesday, May 3, the Hindi Urdu Flagship had the pleasure of hosting over 30 ninth-grade students from the Dallas-area Hurst-Euless-Bedford (HEB) school district. HEB is one of the few K-12 school districts in the nation to teach Hindi at multiple grade levels.  HUF students, teaching assistants, and faculty met with the HEB Hindi students… Read More

The workshop featured experienced K-12 educators and administrators, such as Elva Gladney (above), discussing strategies for better incorporating South Asia in the social studies curriculum

Frances Pritchett – How to Read Ghalib

Frances Pritchett, Professor of Modern Indic Languages in the Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University, walks us through some key techniques for reading the notoriously difficult Urdu poetry of Mirza Ghalib. Pritchett teaches courses on Indian civilization, Urdu literature and Islam in South Asia. Pritchett’s publications include Nets of… Read More