Zabaan School for Languages is a language school based in Delhi and Mumbai offering classes on Indo-Aryan languages. Classes offered include Hindi,[2] Urdu,[3] Sanskrit,[1] and Pashto.[4] Some coverage of Dari, Persian, Arabic, and Braj Bhasha is also available.[5]
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| Coordinates | 28°33′16″N 77°14′27″E / 28.554420°N 77.240718°E |
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| Opened | August 2009[1] |
| Website | zabaan |
History
editZabaan was established in August 2009 by Ali Taqi and his former student Christoph Dusenbery, both United States citizens, who had been teaching Hindi in Seattle.[1] They saw a need for a quality language institute in New Delhi to cater to expatriates living there for work.[1] The initial business goal was to provide only Hindi language instruction starting with 25 students.[1] After some time the institute began offering classes in Urdu, Sanskrit, and Pashto.[1] The school offers classes on reading and writing Nastaliq, the Urdu alphabet.[3][6] The interest in Urdu matches a rising demand to understand Urdu use in Bollywood and to appreciate Urdu poetry.[6]
Student body
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Most students at the school are expatriates who wish to learn local languages of India.[2][7][8] Taqi has said that student interest in Hindi has grown with international interest in India.[9] Many of the students are learning Hindi for international business with India.[10] Native professionals attend grammar classes of all sorts to prepare for the entrance exam for the Civil Services of India or to complement studies at the Indian Institutes of Technology.[11] By 2013 the school had provided instruction for more than 850 students.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Rau, Rewati (3 July 2013), "Mind Your Language", India Today, retrieved 9 August 2016
- ^ a b Rana, Preetika (8 July 2013). "Namaste USA! Hindi Lessons a Hit Abroad". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b Mahajan, Esha (11 May 2012). "Learn Urdu free of cost". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Shehnaz (2013). "Hewad Shalamkhel Khan, a native from Afghanistan teaching Pashto in Delhi By Shehnaz". web621.76.224.new.ocpwebserver.com. Anand Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016. Alt URL
- ^ Richa, Wadhera (24 October 2013), Speaking of Languages - Zabaan, Little Black Book, retrieved 9 August 2016
- ^ a b Joshi, Vimal Chander (25 September 2012). "For love of Urdu language". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Day, Cath (3 March 2015), Cathy's experience learning Hindi in Delhi, Asia Options, retrieved 9 August 2016
- ^ Grinsell-Jones, Jacqueline (14 March 2015), Jacqueline's experience - ANU Hindi study course in Delhi, Asia Options, retrieved 9 August 2016
- ^ Acharjee, Sonali (4 November 2016). "Hindi As a Foreign Language". OPEN. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ Srivastava, Mihir (21 April 2018). "Hindi mania". Newslaundry.
- ^ Zabaan India Courses: In the Acknowledgements, 22 May 2013, retrieved 9 August 2016