Hindi

Learning and communicating in a local language is critical for a deep engagement with the cultures, literatures, religions, and politics of India and South Asia more broadly. We offer language instruction in Hindi, one of India’s official and most widely spoken languages. It is written in the Devanagari script, which is also used for Sanskrit and many other South Asian languages. Hindi is therefore a gateway to learning other Indo-Aryan languages such as Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, and Marathi. Proficiency in Hindi will give interested students nuanced cultural knowledge and the language skills to study, work in, and meaningfully experience the rich cultural and linguistic diversity of the Indian subcontinent. We strongly encourage those who are interested in India and South Asian studies more broadly to learn Hindi. Check out Hindi @ Penn State site for student work and more information.