Why Learn Hindi
Hindi language is one of the most spoken languages of the world. Though in India, there are multiple languages that are recognized as official languages, learning Hindi will help you in lot of things, including:
- Traveling to India (Especially North, Middle, East, West side of the country)
- Learning Yoga (You will be able to pronounce the words and know their intricate meaning better)
- Learning Hindustani Classical Music (Though Hindustani classical music integrates multi cultural and linguistic impacts, Hindi is the main language used for its tutelage, rendition, and studying)
- Studying Ayurveda (Once again, learning Hindi will open you up to more literature on the subject and better understanding of the terms)
- Mantra chanting & Kirtan (Understanding Hindi will help you tremendously in diction if you are looking to chant mantra and kirtan)
- A stepping stone to Sanskrit (If you fascinated by the ancient mystery and knowledge contained in this divine language, consider learning Hindi because it is a building bridge to Sanskrit.)
Listen to a bhajan sung in a wooden room in Himalayas and recorded over a phone by Vivek
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How to Learn Hindi
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Stay & Learn (Suited for individuals, up to 3 people at a time)
In this offer, you come and stay with us in our spacious family home for a 7 days, providing you an intimate environment. You will have separate room and a bathroom but kitchen will be common. This will help you converse with my mother and wife, and also learn how to cook delicious varieties of North Indian food. If you have wanted or liked eating Khichdi (खिचड़ी), cheese parantha (पनीर परांठा), curry (कड़ी), pakode (पकौड़े), this will be an excellent chance to learn and eat!
There will be daily classes, practice sessions, time to play with kids (optional), and networking with friends (optional).
With a week of study of Hindi, you will be able to recognize the Hindi alphabet, pronounce it, memorize some common words, and also learn some sentences useful for day-to-day usage.
A typical schedule would look like this, though can be moderated as per individual needs, choices, or preferences (sometimes due to weather conditions)
- 6:00-7:00 Morning walk along the canal (Usually very misty due to dense fog during December-January)
- 7:00-9:00 Getting Ready, Tea, Breakfast
- 9:00-11:00 Learning Hindi
- 11:00-11:15 Break
- 11:15-12:00 Practice
- 12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
- 1:00-3:00 Relax, Rejuvenate, Sleep
- 3:00-5:00 Cooking, networking, going to the local market, or small excursions
- 5:00-7:00 Free time for self and practice
- 7:00-9:00 Lunch, family time
- 10:00 Lights off
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Medium of Instruction and Methodology
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Medium of instruction will be English.
Internationally recognized transliteration scheme will also be introduced for easy learning of English-speaking individuals.
Based on the individual’s capacity, aptitude, inclination, and hunger to learn, the course can be improvised, yet the basic course will include:
- Recognizing alphabet
- Writing practice
- Pronunciation
- Listening
- Word recognition based on objects
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Cost & What it will have
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The cost of this package is $200 which you can pay through PayPal.
The whole package would include:
- Tuition fee
- Reading material
- Practice stationery
- Staying costs
- Food costs (special requests and outdoor eating will not be included)
- Small excursions to outskirts of the town
Pay Using Paypal:
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Location of my house
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My house is located in Nabha (an erstwhile princely state). It lies in Patiala District in Punjab. Roughly 300 Km away from national capital, Delhi. Well connected via roads and railway. The nearest city is Chandigarh, which is around 90 Km from Nabha. Flights are available from Delhi to Chandigarh.
It’s a spacious double-storey building with around 10 rooms (used for different provisions), and have around 5 toilets-cum-bathrooms. No problem of electricity, some rooms are Air conditioned, no problem of fresh water, etc. Pretty close to the local market and is a corner house meaning no problem in parking etc.
Travel arrangements from Delhi or Chandigarh can arranged or discussed as per individual need. Mostly, it would be a private taxi, but if you would like to travel through air conditioned trains, it is possible.
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Best time for foreigners to stay
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The best time to visit and stay in Punjab for foreigners is between September–March
April–August is too hot to bear.
Punjab enjoys weather extremities. Though it does not snow in Punjab, yet the temperature during winters can touch almost 1-degree Celsius and could go beyond 45-degree in summers.
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Invite me
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This option of learning Hindi allows you to be at ease with your own environment though it takes away other ancillary advantages. You can invite me to learn Hindi for any period of time depending upon your own choice and convenience. Invite me for:
- One-to-one learning
- Workshop
- Retreat
*The cost for this option will be decided depending upon time and travel included. For a week of study in this option, I will charge $150 excluding rest of the arrangements that you will have to make.
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Wanna Try Another Bhajan?
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Okay, I guess if you have read this far, you are up for another audio treat because the text is often dull that it needs to be enriched by what they call in the modern terms ‘Rich Media’.
Here is another bhajan that I sang and recorded sitting in the wooden room in the Himalayas. I just love this bhajan and feel that even the recording has come nicely–recorded over my Moto G (1st Gen) phone.
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Learning the Devanāgarī Alphabet
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The advantage of learning Devanāgarī alphabet is that it can help you learn three Indian languages–Hindi, Sanskrit and Marathi. At the same time, it has a tremendous impact on your whole being because the alphabet of Devanāgarī is highly scientific in approach and caters to the inner being like a Mantra.
Our approach to teach you how to recognize and write Devanāgarī alphabet using simple English letters so that you are not overwhelmed by the new structure.
Below are some samples that can you help you get going.
