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      Rupert Snell: Autobiographies
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      Ali Mir: Bollywood
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      Ali Asani: Sufi Rock
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      Kavita Datla: Hyderabad
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      Abul Naghmi: Malihabadi
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      Harish Trivedi: Translation
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      An innovative series combining drills, conversation, and reading to introduce essential Hindi.

      Glossaries Alive
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      A series of lively, unscripted Hindi-medium conversations about groups of words of related meaning.

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      Practice your real-world comprehension skills with this library of occasionally hilarious voicemail messages.

      Hindi Urdu Voicemail
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      A HUF-produced website targeted specifically at teaching Hindi-Urdu for the healthcare profession.

      Language for Health
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      Materials for independent study or to supplement the Complete Hindi/Teach Yourself Hindi series.

      Hindi Worksheets
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      A video collection featuring native-speakers modeling common Hindi-Urdu conversational strategies.

      Hamari Boli
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      Informative & entertaining Hindi teaching presentations with a focus on authentic language sources.

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      A guided tour of unique moments in Hindi poetry. Featuring interactive discussions of Tulsi, Sur, even Dev Anand!

      Kavyarth
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      A free online version of "Hindi and Urdu Since 1800: A Common Reader".

      Hindi-Urdu Reader
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      A multimedia introduction to Braj Bhasha, an important ancestor of modern Hindi.

      Braj in Brief
    • Braj Reader

      A free, online edition of the classic, standard reader for students of medieval Hindi.

      Braj Bhasha Reader
    • sur

      Translations of a Hindi poet by HUF director Rupert Snell and HUF student Aruna Kharod

      Sur Sorahi
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      A practical guide to transliterating Hindi into roman script with consistency and accuracy.

      Transliterating Devanagari
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      Complete PDF versions of some introductory Hindi textbooks.

      First-Year Hindi Textbooks
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      HUF spearheads a number of efforts to increase and enhance Hindi Urdu K-12 programs in the US.

      K-12 Hindi-Urdu
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      Mamta Kalia
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      Mannu Bhandari
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      Ramanika Gupta
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      Raji Seth
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      Nasira Sharma
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      Mridula Garg
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      Geetanjali Shree
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      Susham Bedi: Avsaan
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      Susham Bedi: Sarak ki laye
Shilpa Parnami

Shilpa Parnami

  • Featuring: Shilpa Parnami
  • Language(s): Hindi
  • Topics: Central India, Geography, Globalization, Hindi, Hinglish, History, Language, Urban South Asia

This interview was recorded as part of HUF’s Mera Shahar series. Topics covered include the unique history of Bhopal, its importance beyond the gas tragedy, Parnami’s personal experiences in Bhopal, and some of her favorite places in and around the city.

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Learning & Teaching

  • Shabana Azmi
    Shabana Azmi
  • Tipanya Interview
    Prahlad Singh Tipanya
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    Ali Husain Mir
  • Susham Bedi
    Susham Bedi
  • Shilpa Parnami
    Shilpa Parnami
  • Rajesh Kumar
    Rajesh Kumar
  • Adeem Suhail
    Adeem Suhail
  • Maitreyi Pushpa
    Maitreyi Pushpa
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    Mannu Bhandari
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    Ramanika Gupta
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    Nasira Sharma
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    Chitra Mudgal
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    Geetanjali Shree
  • Krishna Sobti
    Krishna Sobti
  • Meera Sikri
    Meera Sikri
  • Bedi - Avsaan
    Susham Bedi: Avsaan
  • Bedi Sarak-ki-laye
    Susham Bedi: Sarak ki laye
  • Mehr Farooqi
    Mehr Farooqi: Urdu’s Origins
  • Tipanya
    Tipanya sings Kabir
  • autobio
    Rupert Snell: Autobiographies
  • Romance and Revolution
    Ali Mir: Bollywood
  • Frances Pritchett
    Frances Pritchett: Ghalib
  • Ayesha Jalal
    Ayesha Jalal: Partition
  • Salman-Ahmad
    Ali Asani: Sufi Rock
  • Shamim Hanfi
    Shamim Hanfi: Urdu-Hindi
  • Shamim Hanfi
    Shamim Hanfi: Manto
  • Rupert Snell
    Rupert Snell: Social Discourse
  • Kathryn Hansen
    Kathryn Hansen: Cosmopolitanism
  • Kavita Datla
    Kavita Datla: Hyderabad
  • Mike Shapiro
    Michael Shapiro: Hindi Poetry
  • Mujtaba Hussain
    Mujtaba Hussain: Urdu Satire
  • Naghmi
    Abul Naghmi: Malihabadi
  • Harish Trivedi
    Harish Trivedi: Translation
  • Screen Shot 2015-05-05 at 2.42.11 PM
    Shabdarth
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    13 Hindi poets
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    Presenting Hindi
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