In this episode of our 60th anniversary series, Dr. A. N. Singh, AIIS Hindi program head, interviews Dr. Rakesh Ranjan, Senior Lecturer and Language Coordinator at Columbia University and former AIIS Hindi Language Program Director and current AIIS Language Committee member. In their interview, they discuss the early days of the Hindi language program at AIIS and its growth, the unique format and characteristics of the AIIS language programs, and current challenges and future directions of Hindi language learning.
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A note to our listeners – the following interview is in Hindi. For those who would prefer an English transcript, you can download the English transcript as a PDF.
Produced by AIIS
Music “Desh” by Stephen Slawek