HindiLearner News

Holi is being celebrated on 20 March, 2011. I’m going to enjoy this festival of colors with my friends and family. You too can join the celebrations.

By Tom Mandarin If you have always assumed that your local college teaches pretty much any language you want to learn, you may be surprised when it comes to something exotic like Hindi. Now, if you live in or outside a big city or town, or there happens to be a large university near you, you may be able to find a Hindi class.

The rest of the world may celebrate new year on January 1, but for many Indian communities that go by the Hindu calendar, the new year is associated with spring, the time of the year when not just humans but even nature celebrates with a renewal of life and colour.

Diwali (also called Deepawali) is a Hindu festival of lights and is being celebrated on 15-19 Oct 2009.

Diwali – History, Significance, How to celebrate

Durga Puja and Dussehra are the most popular festivals in India. It is a Hindu festival, which is celebrated all over India.

One of the traditions of onam festival is performance of dance forms that are native to kerala. Another major attraction during onam festival is the snake boat race (vallamkali) conducted at river pampa in kerala.

The much awaited ten-day long festival of Ganesh Chaturthi to celebrate birthday of Lord Ganesha and to seek his blessings starts in a few days.