उतनी दूर मत ब्याहना बाबा – Poem
Vocabulary for the poem ‘Utni Door Mat Byahna Baba’: about 35 Hindi words and phrases with part of speech, English meanings and Hindi explanations.
Author: HindiCentral
हमारा जीवन ही साहित्य है- निर्मला पुतुल – vocabulary
Vocabulary for Nirmala Putul’s ‘Hamara Jeevan Hi Sahitya Hai’: about 15 Hindi words with part of speech, English meanings and Hindi definitions.
हमारा रक्त’ Poem on Partition
A brother’s blood here, a sister’s there. They meet in the soil, yet nothing grows. Agyeya’s Partition poem ‘Hamara Rakt’ (Kashi, 1947), with English translation.
Poem- अज आखां वारिस शाह नू – अमृता प्रीतम
Amrita Pritam’s Partition poem ‘Aj Aakhan Waris Shah Nu’ in Devanagari-script Punjabi, with a Hindi paraphrase of each line.
Vocabulary quiz 2
Vocabulary quiz 2 on Partition: about 45 Hindi words and expressions with gender and English meanings, like vibhajan, visthapan, sharanarthi and bhaichara.
Role-play – Partition Identity, belonging, diversity, memory, and human experience
Partition interview role-play: one student is a journalist, the other a historical figure or ordinary person; role list, instructions and expectations for advanced Hindi.
Dictation 1
Dictation 1: a Hindi-English list of about 20 English technology loanwords in Devanagari, such as mobile, internet, website, app, podcast and download.
Vocabulary-2 शब्दावली — एक दलित की आत्मकथा, ठाकुर का कुआँ
Combined vocabulary list for Premchand’s Thakur ka Kuan and the Dalit autobiography reading: Hindi words with part of speech, English meanings and usage.
Role-Play: Should Dalit Literature Be Included in School Curriculum? (Advanced)
Advanced role-play in Hindi: a principal asks the education minister to add Dalit literature to the school curriculum, with questions, vocabulary, phrases and rubric.
आदमी और शेर की कहानी
A man frees a caged lion that swore not to eat him. Now the lion is hungry. Can a passing fox save him? A simple Hindi story, ‘Aadmi aur Sher ki Kahani’.