In this blog Mira talks about spending a year in Florence on exchange. Sette Via Montebello. Sette Via Montebello. I muttered these words under my breath over and over, for fear that something would distract me, and I may forget them. It was autumn of 2004, and I had...
Blog 3: How Hindi Language Structure Relates to Eastern Philosophies Understanding actions, कर्म (karma), and their consequences, has been one of the major points of discussion, and investigation, in the various, religious, spiritual and philosophical traditions and...
Part II: Hindi Sentence Structure–A Deeper Look In the previous installment we looked at a few examples of how Hindi sentence structure differs from English. Let’s take a closer look at some specific examples of concepts that are expressed differently in Hindi:...
Part I: Why learning Hindi can be a challenge for native English speakers Languages can be a window into the culture that speaks them. In this three-part blog, we will be exploring how Hindi is more than a language – it embodies a worldview that relates back to...
Mr Rakesh Saraf shares his experience of learning Urdu with Zabaan. My father was a scholar in Urdu amongst his other interests in life. When he passed away early in 2009, he left me many books. Amongst them was a veritable treasure trove of Urdu literature, including...
