English speakers may know more Hindi than they think as English has a great many Hindi loan-words. Check out 17 of them here you probably didn't know about !
No country in the world comes close to matching the linguistic diversity of India -- just the number of 'mother tongues' in the country, as listed in the 1961 Census, is 1652!
To spread more awareness about India's achievements in the field of space research, the government has released an Atlas in Hindi language. The atlas will contain some interesting information and images from space.
No one would guess looking at this chaiwallah in his makeshift roadside shop — the one with an old tin kettle and crusty chai glasses — that he inhabits another world of reading and writing as well. Laxman Rao has written 24 novels, published 12, and is now pursuing a Master’s degree.
Abid Alvi, a Muslim youth, has translated the Hindu prayer Hanuman Chalisa into Urdu with the view that it will unite the two communities as they will understand each other's culture and beliefs better.