Hindi
We offer a wide range of Hindi language and literature courses, including three years of basic instruction, advanced language course and courses in modern and medieval Hindi literature.
Program Overview
Degree availability: Students can choose to specialize in or emphasize the study of Hindi as part of the following programs: B.A. in South Asian Languages, B.A. in Asian Languages and Cultures, Minor in South Asian Languages, Minor in Asian Languages and Cultures and M.A. and Ph.D. with specialization in South Asian Languages
Years offered: 2 years
Contact: Asian Languages & Literature
Course Information
Course Catalog
- HINDI 101/102/103 Elementary Hindi
- HINDI 201/202/203 Intermediate Hindi
- HINDI 301/302/303 Advanced Hindi
- HINDI 317 Hindi Popular Songs
- HINDI 321 Advanced Hindi Third Year: The Short Story
- HINDI 323 Advanced Hindi Third Year: The Novel
- HINDI 324 Advanced Hindi Third Year: Drama
- HINDI 404 Derivational Morphology of Hindi/Urdu
- HINDI 417 Hindi Popular Songs
- HINDI 421 Survey of Modern Hindi Literature: Short Story
- HINDI 422 Survey of Modern Hindi Literature: Poetry
- HINDI 423 Survey of Modern Hindi Literature: Novel
- HINDI 424 Survey of Modern Hindi/Urdu Literature: Drama
- HINDI 431 Advanced Conversational Hindi
- HINDI 451 Advanced Hindi Readings
- HINDI 499 Undergraduate Research
- HINDI 501/502/503/504 Studies in Classical Hindi Literature
- HINDI 510 Structure of Hindi
- HINDI 524 Survey of Modern Hindi/Urdu Literature: Drama
Culture Classes
- Advanced Hindi Short Story
- Modern Hindi Literature
- Advanced Hindi Drama
- Modern Hindi-Drama
Faculty Research
Publications
- Pauwels, Heidi. 2021a. The Power Politics of Desire and Revenge: An Old Hindi Kīcaka-vadha Performance at the Tomar Court of Gwalior. In: Nell Hawley and Sohini Pillai, eds. Many Mahābhāratas. 237–56. Albany, NY: SUNY.
- Pauwels, Heidi. 2021c. Cultivating Emotion and the Rise of the Vernacular: The Role of Affect in ‘Early Hindi-Urdu’ Song. South Asian History and Culture 21.2: 146–65. DOI: 10.1080/19472498.2021.1878787
- Pauwels, H. 2019b. Power Permutations in Old Hindi Manuscripts: Who asks the questions and who gives the answers, Rāmānanda or Kabīr? Manuscript Studies 4.1 (Spring): 42–71.
- Pauwels, H. 2019b. Power Permutations in Old Hindi Manuscripts: Who asks the questions and who gives the answers, Rāmānanda or Kabīr? Manuscript Studies 4.1 (Spring): 42–71.
- Heidi Pauwels, Harirama Vyas. Krsna’s Round Dance Reconsidered: Hariram Vyas’s Hindi Ras-Pancadhyayi. Curzon Press.
More About Hindi
Global
- Spoken by 609,125,030 (as L1: 345,365,030; as L2: 263,760,000).
- Hindi ranks between the third and fifth among the world’s languages in terms of the number of native speakers.
Learning
- Hindi serves as a gateway to understanding and learning other Indian languages. Many Indian languages, including Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, and Punjabi, share similarities with Hindi in terms of grammar, vocabulary, and script.
Culture & Diplomacy
- Essential for diplomats, international organizations, and NGOs to build trust, negotiate effectively, and understand local dynamics in India.
Travel & Career
- Useful in India (especially the North) and South Asia.
- Gives a competitive edge in international trade, tourism, tech, and media, catering to India’s massive digital market.
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