About Hindi

Hindi is an Indo-Aryan language that descended from Sanskrit through Prakrit and Apabhramsha stages over many centuries. It became standardized in the 19th century and was adopted as one of India's official languages upon independence in 1947. Approximately 600 million people speak Hindi, making it one of the most spoken languages in the world.

Hindi is written in the Devanagari script, an abugida where each consonant carries an inherent vowel. It is predominantly spoken across northern and central India and serves as a lingua franca for much of the country. An interesting fact is that many common English words such as jungle, shampoo, and avatar are borrowed from Hindi and its related languages.