Indian Language Offerings
Conversational Hindi
Instructor: Anantika Mehra
Fee: ₹10000 / $125 / ¥200 / C$170 / €115 / £95 / A$185
Minimum Participants: 6 students
Suitable For: Absolute beginners. Knowledge of the Devanagari script is helpful but not necessary; the entire course will be supplemented with Roman text.
Length and Duration: 15 hours, 5 weeks (3 hours a week)
Age: 12+
Study Materials Included.
Recordings Provided.
Delivered online.
Planning to visit or move to India, and want a headstart in knowing in the local language? We got you! In this 15 hour conversation course, we will be learning:
- Introducing yourself and asking about others
- Talking about hobbies
- Greetings and small talk
- Confirming details
- Counting
- Navigating by auto/taxi
- Buying fruits and vegetables
- Ordering food
- Asking for directions
- Expressing feelings
Bridge to Sanskrit: A Devanagari Mastery Course
Instructor: Anantika Mehra
Fee: ₹6000 / $75 / ¥520 / C$105 / €70 / £60 / A$115
Minimum Participants: 6 students
Suitable For: Absolute beginners, particularly those interested in learning Hindi, Sanskrit, or Marathi. This course is also beneficial for those looking to learn Sanskrit chanting for religious and yoga purposes.
Course Length: 10 hours
Language of Instruction: English and/or Mandarin Chinese (中文)
Age: 12+
Study Materials Included.
Recordings Provided.
Delivered online.
This course explores the religious and cultural significance of Devanagari, the language of the Gods! In this course, we will learn to read, write, and properly enunciate. We cover vowels, consonants, articulation, voicing, nasals, matras, and compound letters (sanyuktakshar). We will practise on simple texts and shlokas.
Conversational Marathi Course
Instructor: Shalmali Kunte
Fee: ₹3000
Minimum Participants: 6 students
Suitable For: Absolute beginners
Course Length: 10 hours
Language of Instruction: English and Hindi
Age: 12+
Study Materials Included.
Recordings Provided.
Delivered online.
The Conversational Marathi course covers basic Marathi language skills, starting with greetings, introductions, and essential phrases. It includes learning sounds, noun genders, numbers, time, dates, and prepositions. Later sessions focus on tense, reading short stories, body parts, relationships, colors, and culminate in a short film and performance class for practical use.
Kannada: Gothilla to Gothu
Instructor: Anjana Subramanya
Fee: ₹3000
Minimum Participants: 6 students
Suitable For: Absolute beginners.
Course Length: 10 hours
Language of Instruction: English and Hindi
Age: 12+
Study Materials Included.
Recordings Provided.
Delivered online.
This interactive course includes:
- Mastering the Kannada sound system
- Learning key phrases and greetings
- Basic conversational grammar for day-to-day interactions
- Essential vocabulary for survival in Kannada
- Cultural insights to better understand the local context