Hindi is not the national language of India
In fact, India doesn’t have a national language. It’s widely believed that Hindi is the national language of India but on the contrary, it’s the Official language of India, along with English.
Words in Hindi are pronounced exactly how they’re written
Unlike English where words like Psychology are written and pronounced differently, all the words in Hindi are pronounced exactly how they’re written.
Try recollecting some twisted Hindi words. Can you?
The word “Hindi” comes from the Persian language
Hindi derives its meaning from the Persian word “Hind” which means “the land of the Indus river” .
The first Hindi poem was written by Amir Khusrow who used to write in Persian
Hindi was spoken in the United Nations for the first time ever by the then Foreign Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1977
India is not the only country where Hindi is spoken
It is widely spoken in countries like Mauritius, Fiji, Nepal, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Suriname.
Hindi is the 4th most spoken language in the world
In a world that has millions of languages and dialects, Hindi is the 4th most spoken language with about 180 million people who speak Hindi.
The most used Hindi word in the world is “Namaste”
This is of course in the real world. On the internet, the most used Hindi word would be “Bhench*d”.
Bet you didn’t know most of these.
Vishal Ujjain 