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Organized as an ABC rhyming book, My First Book of Hindi Words incorporates common Hindi words into charming English-language rhymes, beginning with: "A is for akash. A sky so blue where little birds fly and big planes, too, " and on through "Z is for zukhaam. Achoo! I sneeze. I must have a cold. Mama, hug me please!" Full-color pictures illustrate each word and allow even very young readers to make their first foray into India's official language....
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An eye-opening and courageous memoir that explores what learning a new language can teach us about distant worlds and, ultimately, ourselves.
After miraculously surviving a serious illness, Katherine Rich found herself at an impasse in her career as a magazine editor. She spontaneously accepted a freelance writing assignment to go to India, where she found herself thunderstruck by the place and the language, and before she
...9) 102 not out
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Hindi
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Dattatraya Vakharia is a 102 year old man who wants to break the record of oldest living male. There's just one problem he must find a way to change the sad and grumpy demeanor of his 75 year old son.
11) Raazi
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Hindi
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Set against the backdrop of the Indo-Pak war in 1971, an Indian girl marries a Pakistani Army officer to spy for her country.
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Hindi
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The main feature of this series is understanding and respect for children. These books rely completely on children's narrative perspective to express innocence, simplicity, and interest with natural fluency and humor. The series is educational, entertaining, and literary, as well as short, pithy, lively, and interesting. Thematic reading can subtly raise children's interest in literature, and cultivates their knowledge and self-confidence during this...
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This is a Hindi self-study guide and language learning package aimed at helping students learn Hindi in a natural manner. It engages them to actively use the Hindi language in the real life situations. An accompanying audio CD with clearly annunciated dialogues spoken by native Hindi speakers ensures correct pronunciation and builds listening comprehension. Clear task-based instructions, concise and to the point explanation of grammatical structures...
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If you are an absolute beginner or simply looking for a solid foundation to your language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will help get you on your way to speaking, writing, reading and understanding Hindi in no time. Through culture notes, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will pick up the Hindi you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from shopping and travelling to food...
19) As̄oka
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Hindi
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The film traces the life of Emperor As̄oka, the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya who ascended the throne of Magadha in the 3rd century B.C. In order to extend the boundaries of his kingdom, he conquors the neighboring kingdom of Kalinga leaving it ravaged and devastated. Confronted by the aftermath of his conquest, As̄oka is overcome with remorse and consequently renounces the path of war to dedicate his life to spreading the teachings of Buddhism....
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English
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This simple and effective introduction to Hindi teaches everything one needs to speak, understand, read, and write in Hindi. This program assumes no background in the language and includes: a course book and six audio CDs; two unique sets of recordings, one for use with the book, and a second for use anywhere to review and reinforce; natural dialogues, clear grammar notes, vocabulary building, and key expressions; plenty of practice, both written...