Author Description

This much-needed text provides interesting reading matter in Hindi and allows the student to perfect his Hindi usage. The first part consists of 41 carefully integrated lessons of "Structure-Oriented Reading Practice," with clear notes covering the essentials of Hindi structure. The second part offers 22 informative essays on a wide variety of topics, arranged in order of increasing difficulty to challenge the novice reader. The book is designed for first-year Hindi students and others who have an elementary knowledge of spoken Hindi and of the writing system.