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Anantika Mehra

Anantika Mehra is a Mandarin language trainer, social scientist, and dancer.

She was first introduced to Mandarin when she went to Hong Kong for her undergraduate degree (in engineering, of course), and fell in love with the language. There is a popular joke that goes “The best way to learn a foreign language is to spend a couple of months drinking with the locals”. She has done four years of that, and understands the language in its cultural context. She continued studying Mandarin after her graduation, and held a teaching position for a year at a private institution in Mumbai. She left the position to pursue an M.A. in Gender Studies, and decided to resume teaching Mandarin Chinese in the beginning of 2020.

At the start of the pandemic, Anantika hosted introductory workshops online. These proved to be extremely successful, transforming into full-fledged HSK1 and 2 prep courses, which over twenty batches of students have completed. Anantika’s approach to teaching has proven quite effective in familiarizing absolute beginners with the language and giving them the tools to advance further their understanding and interest in it.

Why Learn A Foreign Language?

The world is becoming increasingly globalized and learning a foreign language is now perhaps the most useful real-world skill to ever exist.

It is a skill set that literally opens up the gates to the world for you.

Learning a foreign language gives you work opportunities, and travel opportunities, and adds to your intellectual abilities.

It stimulates your brain and exposes it to a new culture, literature, history, etc. of that region or country. Fun, right?

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Customized Classes

Whether you are looking for a conversation focussed course, HSK training, or looking to learn Mandarin for a specific purpose, we will tailor the course to your exact requirements. 

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Testimonials

Google Reviews
Shamira Sibal
I always wanted to learn a language, and could never have imagined that learning something as different and seemingly complex as Mandarin could be this easy. I love learning with Anantika - she has a very well rounded approach that makes you feel familiar with the language in an organic, non-textbook sort of way.

- Shamira Sibal

Siddhi Pandare
The class was very engaging and with a lot of one-to-one interactions. We could solve additional exercises easily. Ma'am also focused on improving our pronunciations with supplementary reading. In all, an amazing and fun experience. Did not feel like I was learning the hardest spoken language in the world!

- Siddhi Pandare, Mumbai

Jaskirat Singh Bawa
I found the Regular 1 class absolutely engaging and informative. Anantika's teaching style is a huge bonus – fun, informal and interactive. It was productive enough to make me make adjustments in professional life to be able to sign up for the next batch/sessions.

- Jaskirat Singh Bawa, Delhi

Nikhil Thakkar
I've tried learning mandarin from a bunch of free sources like coursera, hello chinese etc, and when I tried practicing it with a native Chinese speaker, I realised I had been learning it the wrong way all this while. Anantika, in her classes, helped us in relating the Chinese grammar/sentences to its hindi/english equivalent, which enabled me to form sentences on my own and get my foundations right. And for a language like Chinese with too many variations of tones/grammar, that's probably the best advantage of learning from a teacher like Anantika vs learning on your own from online sources.

- Nikhil Thakkar, Dubai

Amrita
Anantika's course was fun, informative, interactive, and always interesting in addition to being educational. I liked the group format and I never felt I lacked attention. It really felt like a group hangout with friends with the added bonus that I got a thorough grounding in Mandarin basics. At the end of the course I was able to hold short, basic conversations and form my own sentences. The materials she provided were excellent and extremely useful. I would recommend her course to anybody.

- Amrita

Yellow Star
Anantika does an excellent job at breaking down the fundamentals of Mandarin into components that are easy to understand. She uses examples from our contexts to make us relate to Mandarin concepts. She painstakingly takes time to help us enunciate and pronounce the different tones and inflections. She also gives us insight into what words and phrases are colloquially acceptable and goes beyond the textbook to make the whole experience immersive and enlightening.

- Divisha Srivastava

Yellow Star
Her way of teaching is superb. It's not traditional one way teaching but two way interaction. Small group batches gave me the opportunity to interact & learn in a comfortable way. She focuses on each student and specifically points out where we are doing wrong, so that one can focus on those areas. It will be fun learning Chinese with her 🙂

- Mahesh Ambati

Bedbyas Datta
I would recommend your classes to any and everyone interested in learning Mandarin. Thank you for the resources that you provide and the patience with which you are teaching-that too in 2020.

- Bedbyas Datta

Gold_Star
It's been a really good experience sitting in a class after many years. Things that stand out for me - time given to every person, context (how it's used, why it's used) and scope for extensive practice (which students miss on their own risk, like me)

- Abhinav Gupta

Gold_Star
She's an awesome teacher, with lot of patience, motivation and the ability to keep the students engaged. Will highly recommend her classes.

- Sathish Ganesan

Gold_Star
Mandarin with Anantika was a great introduction to the language. After so many years out of study, the gentle pace and relaxed atmosphere of the class was great. I believe I even made friends which, over Zoom is a testament to the type of learning experience Anantika enables. I'll be back for more and will recommend to my friends, wherever in the world they might be.

- Fergus Kennedy, Singapore

Gold_Star
I really enjoyed the class. I attended the HSK 1 and 2 sessions, and found them useful. I had attended a Mandarin class before which I didn't take away much from because of lack of interactivity. Anantika is a good teacher - energetic at all times and takes the time to understand students' questions,timing requirements,and vocabulary needs. I wanted to be able to have simple conversation skills, and I got what I needed. Highly recommended.

- Soham Banerjee

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FAQs

I provide a personalized coaching experience. Not only will you have someone to check your reading, speaking and pronunciation, you will also have access to an experienced Indian teacher and a qualified native teacher to practice conversation and play short games with. 

There are many fantastic online courses available, along with free resource websites, and thousands of videos on YouTube and Instagram. I recommend and welcome using all these resources. In fact, after a certain level of proficiency is achieved, I strongly recommend using apps like Italki and HelloTalk. 

My teaching, or coaching, is less like a conventional classroom and more like a space where you can interact freely and ask questions. It is an informal but rigorous learning structure. Rest assured that I will make sure to teach you every concept and drill you on it. 

My fee is commensurate with my qualifications, experience, and immersion. By international standards, it is on the lower side. My current and previous clientele includes journalists, lawyers, CEOs, actors, working professionals, and hobby learners, and all of them have excellent things to say. Many Indian schools offer very low fees, but take 15-20 students at a time, and the teachers they hire are neither good speakers, nor have China experience. My classes are personalised and interactive, and more like coaching than traditional teaching. Please pick what suits your learning style. 

I currently only take students that are over 16 years of age, as I feel that my learning style and coaching materials are better suited to self motivated adult learners. If you want your child to learn Mandarin, I am happy to recommend trainers who coach children. 

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