Now let s travel back in time and unravel the story behind the rich heritage of Hindi literature. It was in the early parts of 1400 CE during the ancient period of Hindi or what is known as Adi Kaal that Hindi literature was furnished in the states of Delhi, Ajmer, and Kannauj. It then made its way into the central regions of the India making solid grounds in Madhya Pradesh. Things, inanimate objects, and abstract nouns are either masculine or feminine according to convention. In a sentence, most of the adjectives, though not all, changes according to the gender of the nouns. Moreover, Hindi verbs change to indicate the gender of their subjects in a sentence. Grammar Hindi uses the word order subject-object-verb in contrast to the English sequence of subject-verb-object. To learn the language, you should understand that the initiative could be beyond learning new vocabulary and grammar. Hindi also uses a different script (called Devanagari) when used in writing. This script is unlike the system of writing used in English. Needless to say, learning Hindi could be a really challenging activity. Consider: there are 15 national languages recognized by the constitution and spoken in over 1,600 dialects by over 900 million people. Learning Hindi, one of India s official languages (the other is English), would seem like a daunting task. For many educated Indians, especially those living in modern urban areas, English is virtually their first language. It is also comforting to know that the Hindi language is easy to pick up, easier than most people think. Reason? It is spoken exactly as it is written. In no time at all, the student will b able to read Hindi just as good as speaking it. Alphabet Learning a new language must begin with the alphabet because this is the basis for all speech and writing. Hindi classes at Cameron University Cameron University is one of the top universities in the US. That is why its decision to offer Hindi language classes in 2008 was very significant. The effort could pave the way for other American universities to follow suit. Representatives of the university said the Hindi classes tend to recognize Hindi as an important player in the evolving global economy.