Hindi

Hindi is the modern Indo-Aryan language of North and Central India—a language of literature, devotion, cinema, and everyday life spoken by hundreds of millions across the subcontinent and its global diaspora.

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Rooted in Sanskrit and shaped by centuries of encounter with Persian, Arabic, and vernacular traditions, Hindi carries within it the voices of the Bhakti saints, the poetry of the Mughal courts, and the narratives and voices of modern South Asia.

From the Devanāgarī alphabet to the short stories of Premchand, or the devotional verse of Kabīr and Mīrābāī, our Hindi program offers students a rigorous and rewarding path into one of the world's great living languages—taught by leading scholars and designed for travelers, researchers, readers, and anyone drawn to the cultural life of South Asia.

The curriculum

Your path through Hindi

Elementary

A full year of Hindi in three live terms, from the Devanāgarī script to reading and conversation.

HINDI 101 | Elementary Hindi I Dr. Rajiv Ranjan
HINDI 102 | Elementary Hindi II Dr. Rajiv Ranjan
HINDI 103 | Elementary Hindi III Dr. Rajiv Ranjan

Intermediate

Further develop grammar, vocabulary, and the skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

HINDI 201 | Intermediate Hindi I Dr. Rajiv Ranjan

Faculty

Meet your Hindi instructor

Dr. Rajiv Ranjan

Assistant Professor of Hindi and Urdu

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Advanced Certificate Program

Yogic Studies Advanced Certificate Program (YSACP)

Earn a certificate as you go: HINDI 101 fulfills the Elementary Language requirement of the YSACP.

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