Khao, Pio, Masti Karo!

What's life without a bit of excitement. Some get it through adventure sports, others through daring acts, yet another through walking on the edge(hopefully on the right side of law), and a small section thruogh going through their life at their own terms.

What's common between these people?

To my mind, the only thing that propells them to act in this manner is their hunger for something new, something different, something out of routine, something they can call an unique achievement.

Though that may not be the only reason, it gives a fairly good account of their reasons for doing it.

If that be so, why not get it through even simpler means like learning other's way of living, culture, traditions, art, music and languages.

And I do believe that your time investment in it will definetely get rewarded in some way - monetary or goodwill.

Eat, drink, and be merry.

Hindi, Achcha Hai!

Whether it is for fun or you really want it help build cultural ties, going desi with Hindi seems to be a positive step in sync with the global village theme, which will reap good benefits.

Remember the fact that -

Every fourth person in New York City is a Hindustani.

George Bush recently announced to introduce Hindi in the American education system.

University of Pennsylvania offers Hindi Language instructions since 1988, and Indiana University too offers it.

Maximum foreign exchange students in the US come from India.

(Note-Though no such facts about Other countries is known to me, I strongly believe that they are also affected in similar way.)

After a point, it will be embarrasing if you don't know the language of the country you are doing business with. Knowledge of each other's dialects would also pave way for a healthy cultural exchange.

I get the point. But how easy or difficult will it be for an avarage person to to understand and learn Hindi?

It's a subjective issue. It all depends on how motivated you are.

You can taste the water through Hindustani students studying in your educational institutes; watch Bollywood movies available there; or get in contact with Indian communities there; and/or call me if you want.

Namaste!

Hindi Bole! - The Fourth Most Spoken Language In The World

But why Hin·di (hĭn'dē)?

A search on Google for 'Hindi' gives barely 19,600,000 entries which is not very high; Isn't it?

So who on earth is going to be interested in speaking(bole) this language(bhasha)?

Many, I say and I'm not the only one.

Columbia University Press- Some 300 million people speak Hindi as their primary language; most of them live in India.

WordNet - the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script.

Wikipedia-More than 180 million people in India regard Standard Hindi as their mother tongue, making it the fourth-most spoken language in the world. Another 300 million use it as second language. Outside India, Hindi speakers number 100,000 in the USA, 685,170 in Mauritius, 890,292 in South Africa, 232,760 in Yemen, 147,000 in Uganda, 8 million in Nepal, 5,000 in Singapore, 20,000 in New Zealand and 30,000 in Germany.

Isn't that impressive?

Of course, you will agree it certainly is.

Now, can I ask you to see with me the Hindi page at http://www.answers.com/hindi where you will be able to check up these numbers and find some elementary but pertinent and entertaining information about this hugely popular language.

That's all for now.

[Hindi Hindī, from Hind, India, from Persian, from Old Persian Hinduš, Sind, from Sanskrit sindhuḥ, river.]

Namasté!

Language Training - A key to Global Communication

You will agree that language training is integral to success in the International setting. It is increasingly recognized as a key element in assignment success.

The ability to communicate in the local language of International colleagues and clients facilitates relationship building and fosters an atmosphere of credibility and trust.Knowledge of the local language gives international assignees a more thorough understanding of the host country's culture.

Attaining a high level of linguistic proficiency can mean the difference between the success and failure of an International assignment. Increasingly, there is need for highly specialized training such as accent reduction, business writing in the target language, contract negotiation and skills to deliver presentations or conduct interviews.

Having linguistically proficient personnel is often the best way to build and maintain relationships with local nationals. As users confidence in the target language increases, so does their ability to identify opportunities and broaden business capabilities.

It is recommended to have Language Learning Programs which creates success & confidence in all paths of life by solving the problem of international communication skills in any Hindi language with effective language learning solutions.

Are you interested?
If so you can get Skype and call me.