Indian Culture For a country whose cultural heritage dates back to several thousands of years back, India and its culture is worth immersing into again and again. Every year, millions of tourists from all over the world visit India. The ability to speak and understand Hindi expands the opportunity to enjoy Indian culture and its people. Like English, however, it is written from left to right. Genders Like most European languages (except English), Hindi has a grammatical gender: all Hindi nouns are masculine or feminine. All male human beings, male animals and plants perceived to be male are masculine. The same is true to all things female which are regarded in the feminine gender. It would help if you would ask a native Hindi speaker to read and criticize your short composition. Take note of the areas for improvement. Play scrabble or word-building games in Hindi. The Internet has many Websites that facilitate online games that could help you learn more Hindi words and concepts. Many users of the language also call it Standard Hindi, which is used along with English in the administration of the country s central government. Standard Hindi is also serving as the official language in the nearby island of Fiji. As a language, Hindi evolved from another one, the Prakrit. It emerged from being a local dialect like Braj, Awadhi, and Khari Boli. After a long run, it has now became the leading communication tool between various constituents of provinces and localities in Pakistan. After a large chunk of Afghans have made their way into the Pakistani border they too have found reliance in the utilization of Urdu. There are four regarded dialects that wave the flag of the Urdu language. A native speaker who knows the Devanagari script can exactly sound out the Hindi text even without knowing the meaning. Consonants For a very rich language descended from one of the oldest languages in the world, Hindi carries with it a corresponding rich consonant system, about 40 of them. There are more than the official list, considering the many other regions of India, each with distinct variation of the language.