Hindi Lesson

Molly was the student of AIIS programme of Jaipour.her field study was allotted in Varanasi there for she was here.She was working on Muslim rituals at mosque .

She was very much focused on two type of Muslims shiya and shuni. what are the difference ways of praying in the mosque.

She came to know about me through one of the student of Wisconsin programe as I was working for her as research assistant.

Molly also wanted to improve her Hindi in conversation so she started class but meanwhile she went to krishnamurti foundation at Rajghat so it was difficult for her to come at assi everyday .

we decided to meet three days in a week because she used to come to interview some Muslim in shivala area.She had already learnt  grammar she needs to to speak.

we were mostly making conversation class and she was translating interview for the class

भारतीय संस्कृती और परंपरा

नमस्कार । भारतीय संस्कृती में मृत्यु के बाद क्या किया जाता है और इसके क्या तरीके हैं ? इसके बारे में WHERE THERE BE DRAGONS के विद्यार्थियों ने डोम परिवार के एक आदमी से सवाल पूछा और मैने इस बात-चित का अनुवाद किया

विद्यार्थी: – How long have you been working at cremation ghats

आदमी:- He started at the age of eight years working at cremation ghat with his grand parents as this is his traditionally livelihood.

विद्यार्थी: – How does he feel about doing this job and does he feel discrimination in social life?

आदमी:-:-No,there is no discrimination in society he sits with respected Brahamn and have a chai together.second respected cast “Kshatriya” also talk with him and the social life is not disrespectful.

विद्यार्थी: -What do you think about you child’s future?

आदमी:-:- I am sending the kids in english medium school .we don’t want our kids to do same profession as we get effected from burning dead body at cremation ghats.because different kinds of person die with different disease so our body get effected and sometime we get sick

विद्यार्थी:-How do you get your turn for working at ghats?

आदमी:-:-There are ten thousands Dom working in varansi and these people are not only from varanasi .they come from different parts of the U.P. so every one gets a day for working at ghats and this decided by the king of the Dom.

विद्यार्थी:-Why the mankarnika is much more busy than this one?

आदमी:-:-Both burning ghats have region and marnkarnika cover much more longer part than harschnadra ghats.suppose if a deady body belonging to B.H.U.are or surrounding then it can not be cremated at Manikarnika ghtas.that is why mankarnika is much more busy.

विद्यार्थी:-In Hinduism who are not cremated ?

आदमी:- Five people are not cremated .these are great saint ,One who has leprosy,snake biting,one who died of chiken pax,follower of vaishnow(the kind of sadhu who holds tridandi and wear saffron colors)

विद्यार्थी:-what are rituals while cremating body at ghats? and how long does it take to burn whole body?

आदमी:-First of all when body get to the ghats .it has to be Beth in ganges and meanwhile the person who has to give the fire (in Hindu rituals mostly eldest son has to give first fire) will get saved his head and will wear a white dhoti.and “Dom” will make wooden chita on which body will be kept and the one who is giving the fire will ask for the fire with “Dom” and he will make circle and other friends and relative will also give the last piece of wood and make circle
Normally a healthy body take three to three and half hour but if body contain water or some medical treatment then some time it takes much time.
Regarding the rituals when body is almost burnt some boy hit at the head of the body it symbolize that body has completely burnt and “Dom ” gives rest of the flesh to man to offer in Ganges..In Hinduism it is said that if person pass away his ashes is offered to the Ganges and he gets out of his all bad karma.and get salvation.
After that the man get fill water port and pour at the place where body was cremated and last port of water he keeps on his left solider and throw at the place and he writes there 9 + 4:= 13 so there are 13 days rituals has to be performed at home.

विद्यार्थी:-How is electric crematorium different from wooden cremation?

आदमी:- Rituals is the same this is much more cheaper and it is Government project to stop the pollution but and unknown dead body and poor people are mostly cremated but rituals is the same.

विद्यार्थी:- what are the average number of Dead body cremated each day?

आदमी:- Including all three it around one hundred twenty five body are cremated everyday.

Hindi class

Ruth is a student from Minnesota From United States of America .Now she is in India for studying Development of Indian Economy.

She came in contact with me through the internet recommendation.she wanted to learn Hindi in Varanasi intensively as she did not have time .

How ever she was able to speak basic phrase because she is staying Rohatak in Hariyan with one o Indian family.she was interested in taking two hrs class each day.she continued for one and half week later on she went to kolkata.

Usually i give my teaching package to the students she completed my first teaching material within that period of time.

Now there is good news for those learner who wants to learn through skype class so now you can pay me through paypal account as she helped me in getting my paypal account because she is also going to learn Hindi when she gets back in America.

Now learner do not have to pay extra amount through western union and it is very easy and simple.

Hindi Class on Skype

Marion found my blog online for learning Hindi via skype.She is from Vienna Austria but currently she is living in Italy.

She is former student of Indology and Ethnology from University of Vienna but she could not finish her study from there.her passion for learning Hindi is still with her so she tried to find online hindi class via skype.

According to Marion her job and duties never permit for making journey to India for learning Hindi so she thought to start through skype.
She called on my skype account and we talked for long time regarding the class ,Time differences ,how many hours per week and mode of payment and so on

We decided to meet for four hrs per week at the weekends as she has the much more better for her and for me as well.On the first lesson the Skype was horrible that day we called each other almost four to five times but it was slow.she was loosing her Patience saying that is it usual for Skype like this ? I said no this is your luck after some it worked nicely and we had wonderful class .

This way she is improving her Hindi and Now she could communicate in Hindi with couple of daily useful phrase .This time she is England and she will be back for Hindi on 11th of April on skype .