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Ratnakar was born in Nagpur and lived in a small town called Katol where his father was a farmer plus a lawyer. He did BSc from Nagpur University, MSc from Pune University, PhD from IIT, Kharagpur and PhD from Kalidas Sanskrit University. He was working at FCI, Namrup, Assam, India when he came to Canada in 1969 with eight Dollars in his pocket. Today, in 2022, eighty years old and a Brain Hemorrhage Survivor, Ratnakar is fully active in teaching Hindi and Sanskrit at various institutions and promoting Bharatiya Sanskriti in the world. His musical and literary works are blessed by such great souls as Atal Vihari Vajpayi, PM of India; Basdeo Pandey, PM of Trinidad and Tobago; Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Federal HRD Minister of India; Ashok Singhal, President, VHP; Bharat Ratna Ustad Dr. Bismillah Khan Trust, Padmabhushan Ustad Sabri Khan, Padmavibhushan Amjad Ali Khan, Padmashri Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan, Ustad Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa, Farukaabad Gharana; Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Min. External Affair, Govt. of India; Shri Yogi Adityanath, CM of UP, India, etc. and he has received numerous honors in Canada and from India.

     Prof. Ratnakar Narale is one individual in Canada who is promoting Hindi, Sanskrit, Music and Bharatiya Sanskriti through Classes, Journalism and vast number of published Books, for last 53 years. Since year 1970, he has been teaching Hindi, Sanskrit, Music, Gita and Ramayan to young and old Indian Diaspora from Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad, Surinam, Fiji and to the descendents of Indian people living in Canada, as well as the local Canadian English Speaking non-Indian people. He has taught Hindi in all three Universities of Toronto and in the Toronto District School Board and York Board of Education. He has taught Sanskrit and Gita in many private Institutes including the legendary Hindu Institute where he was the Pradhanacharya. He has educated his students and brought them to the Indian roots.

     In 70’s when there were no Personal Computers, he produced hand written and typed educational material for his classes. When the Xerox machines became popular, his capacity increased. In 80’s when IBM personal Computers and Data Processing Softwares became popular, his efficiency sky rocketed and he founded “Pustak Bharati,” a Publishing and Copyright Plus company.” He developed Devanagari fonts with complete Devanagari compound characters, stand alone vowel signs and symbols, Indian music score codes and accentuation marks for Roman transliteration in order to typeset his own Hindi, Sanskrit and Music books complete with English transliteration and music notations. His special Indian Language fonts include Sarasvati Hindi font, Ratnakar Sanskrit font, Canada English Transliteration font, Vanakam Tamil Font, Narale Gurumukhi font and Namaste Urdu Nastaliq and Naskh fonts.

     In 90’s World-Wide-Web became popular and Pustak Bharati designed Free Online Hindi Lessons for the Hindi learners across the Globe. These free and priceless lessons became so popular at one time that his website had over a million visitors per year. He won National and International awards, including “Hindu-Ratna” Award from the Govt. of Canada, “Hindi Vishva Samman” from Govt. of India, and “Sangitacharya” Samman from the Canadian Hindu Mission Centre.

     Today, (1) his precious titles in Hindi Literature include: सारेगम संगीत गुरु, हिंदू राजतरंगिणी, अठारह महापुराण विद्या, कालिदास के आठ महाकाव्य, भवभूति के तीन महाकाव्य, कालिदास के शकुन्तला की छंद मीमांसा, कालिदास के मेघदूत की छंद मीमांसा, कालिदास के ऋतुसंहार की छंद मीमांसा, कालिदास के रघुवंश की छंद मीमांसा,, शंकराचार्य के विवेकचूडामणि की छंद मीमांसा, श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता की छंद मीमांसा, गीता का शब्दकोश और अनुक्रमणी, गीता ज्ञानकोश, गीता दोहावली, बालकृष्ण दोहावली, राधाकृष्ण दोहावली, काव्य कृष्णायन, काव्य रामायण, रामायण दोहावली, शिवाजी चरित्र दोहावली, संगीत श्रीसत्यनारायण व्रत कथा, पातंजल योगसूत्र दीपिका, गीत रत्नाकर, मेरे भजन, इत्यादि. The शकुन्तला की छंद मीमांसा, मेघदूत की छंद मीमांसा, ऋतुसंहार की छंद मीमांसा, विवेकचूडामणि की छंद मीमांसा और गीता की छंद मीमांसा are his most precious books on prosody. This छंद मीमांसा trend initiates a new faculty in Sanskrit Literature.

     (2) His most popular books written for the English Speaking people are : The Thorough Devanagari Teacher, Sanskrit Primer, Sanskrit Teacher All-in-One, Sanskrit Grammar and Reference Book, Critical Research into Bhagavad-Gita, Hindi Teacher for Hindu Children, Learn Hindi Through English Medium, Tamil Teacher, Urdu Teacher, Gurumukhi Teacher, Bengali Teacher, Marathi Teacher, etc.

THEY SAID IT

Angarai Vadyar on October 19, 2014 : AMAZON Verified Purchase, Sanskrit Teacher All-in-One : Simply superb This is an outstanding book for learning Sanskrit, and I want to congratulate Professor Ratnakar Narale for this superb contribution and gift to Sanskrit lovers. Maharashtrians have the tradition of great scholarship in Sanskrit, and it is not surprising that RN has authored this gem of a book. I am 77 now, and I am relearning Sanskrit, and I am deeply grateful to RN for making this relearning process both easy and very pleasurable.

Shakuntala Bahadur    shaku..@yahoo.com

श्रद्धेय विद्वद्वर रत्नाकर नराले जी,

                सादर प्रणाम। मैंने आपका नाम अवश्य सुना था किन्तु ये संज्ञान नहीं था कि आप सत्य अर्थों में “ रत्नाकर “ हैं ,

जिन्होंने अपने ज्ञान-सिन्धु से इतने अधिक  ज्ञान-रत्नों को उद्घाटित किया है । मैं इनका अवलोकन मात्र करके ही विस्मित, हर्षित

एवं गर्वित अनुभव कर रही हूँ। मुझे आत्मग्लानि है अपनी अल्पज्ञता पर कि मैं इस विशाल ज्ञान-सागर  से आज तक अनभिज्ञ 

कैसे रही ? अस्तु .... जब जागे,तभी सबेरा। आपका सादर अभिवादन है और अभिनन्दन है। संस्कृत-साहित्य की अभिवृद्धि  में

आपका बृहद्  योगदान है । इस साहित्य का बहुत पहले ही प्रचार और प्रसार होना चाहिये था, जिससे साहित्य-प्रेमी सामान्य जन

भी इस ज्ञान से लाभान्वित हो सकते । मैं आपकी रचनाओं का अवलोकन करने को उत्सुक हूँ।

प्रभु आपको दीर्घायु , उत्तम स्वास्थ्य तथा  ऊर्जा प्रदान करें , जिस से आप और अधिक साहित्य-सृजन कर सके ।

शुभकामनाओं सहित सादर,

प्रो. शकुन्तला बहादुर

     कैलिफ़ोर्निया

Alexey Borovik, Moscow, Russia : "pio pal"
Dear Rathakar,
I have your book “Sansskrit Teacher All-in-One.” I bought it in supplement to 'Beginning Sanskrit' by Dermot Killingley, which in my view has a lack of drills for keeping in mind 'what we have learned so far' and for developing speaking skills. Thank you very much for writing this book and having it available.
Warm regards,
Alexey Borovik,
Moscow, Russia

From: Anne-Marie Brinsmead
Thank you very much, Dr. Narale: You're the best!
Warmly, Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie Brinsmead
Associate Program Director, Arts
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Ryerson University
416-979-5000 x.2665

From: Anne-Marie Brinsmead, Ryerson University :
Thank you so much, Dr. Narale, you're a star
: Anne-Marie

सुरेंद्र नाथ तिवारी  suren..@gmail.com

नराले जी, नमन 

आपके परिश्रम को नमन । आपकी अंग्रेज़ी से हिन्दी सीखने वाली पुस्तक बहुत उपयोगी है । 

सादर 

Shikha Dwivedi        shikha..@gmail.com

नमस्कार रत्नाकर जी जानकर खुशी हुई कि आप कनाडा में हिन्दी के प्रचार-प्रसार का कार्य कर रहे हैं। आपकी वेबसाइट देखी और आपके कार्यों से अवगत होकर अति प्रसन्नता हुई। भविष्य के लिए ढेरों शुभकामनाएं।

Kaviraj Baboo  bkavish..@gmail.com

सभी हिन्दी प्रेमियों को मेरा सादर प्रणाम l  वैसे तो मैं व्यक्तिगत रूप से प्रोफ़. रत्नाकर जी को नहीं जनता परन्तु उनकी उपलब्धियों के बारे में पढ़कर और हिन्दी के प्रति उनके सेवा-भाव को देखकर मैं उनको कोटि-कोटि धन्यवाद एवं शुभकामनाएँ प्रस्तुत करता हूँ l  श्री रत्नाकर जी आप हम जैसे नवोदित लेखकों के लिए प्रेरणा के स्रोत हैं और आपकी रचनाएँ अवश्य ही हमारे लिए मार्गदर्शक के रूप में हैं l  आप को भविष्य के लिए असीम मंगलकामनाएँ l  आप स्वस्थ एवं खुश रहें l 

मॉरिशस से 

कविराज बाबू 

 Beersen Jugasing   beer..@icloud.com

आदरणीय नराले जी ! भारतेतर देशों में ठेठ भारतीय नागरिकों द्वारा हिन्दी सेवा करने वालों में आप का नाम आदर के साथ लिया जाता है ! यह बात और ही है कि कुछ भारतीय नागरिक विदेशों में अभी हाल में जा बसे हैं और वे प्रवासी हिन्दी साहित्यकार होने के भ्रामक और मिथ्या दावा ठोंकते हैं ! अभी मौलिक  प्रवासी हिन्दी साहित्य और साहित्यकारों की  सही पहचान करना शेष है … तब तक कुछ भी कहा - लिखा जा रहा है ! आपने मेरी कहानी को लेख की संज्ञा दी है …. ! अंग्रेज़ी और फ़्रेंच साहित्य में विधाओं की सीमाएँ टूट चुकी हैं और आप जैसे विद्वान संपादक ने सकारण ही मेरी कहानी को लेख कहा है ! परन्तु आप के विचारों का आदर करते हुए मैं उनसे असहमत होने की स्वतन्त्रता चाहूँगा ! “ मास्टर जी की वसीयत “ वास्तव में मेरी मॉरीशसीय प्रवासी हिन्दी कहानी है … अपनी कमियों - कमज़ोरियों के साथ ! उसके मापदंड उसी में है न कि उससे बाहर ! शेष शुभम — डॉ बीरसेन जागासिंह मॉरीशस से // सधन्यवाद !

Manohar Puri puri..@gmail.com

आदरणीय रत्नाकर नराले जी,

आपके विषय में जानकर बहुत प्रसन्नता हुई। एक गर्व की अनुभूति भी हुई कि आप सरीखे विद्वान भारतीय संस्कृति के प्रचार प्रसार में दिन रात  परिश्रम कर रहे हैं। आपके संबंध में किसी प्रकार की टिप्पणी करने का न तो मैं अधिकारी हूं और न ही इस योग्य हूं कि आप पर कुछ लिख सकूं। कृप्या सूचित करें यदि मैं आपके किसी कार्य में सहयोग कर सकूं। आपका सहयोग करके मुझे प्रसन्नता होगी।

Vinita Shukla  vinita..@gmail.com

प्रणाम आदरणीय. 

आपकी बहुमुखी प्रतिभा के बारे में क्या कहूँ?! विदेश में रहकर,  हिन्दी साहित्य के विकास और प्रसार संबंधित, जो भागीरथ प्रयास, आपने किये हैं; उनकी प्रशंसा के लिए, शब्द, ढूंढ पाना, कठिन है. हिन्दी के अतिरिक्त, संस्कृत भाषा व भारतीय मूल्यों की स्थापना करने वाले, अनेक सृजन, आपके द्वारा किए गए. धर्म, अध्यात्म, दर्शन, संगीत, चित्रकला जैसे विविध आयामों को, समाहित करने वाली, आपकी रचनाधर्मिता, चमत्कृत कर देने वाली है. आपको कोई सुझाव देना, सूरज को, दिया दिखाने जैसा होगा.

           अशेष शुभकामनायें,

               विनीता शुक्ला

Vijayanand Singh    vijaya..@gmail.com
आदरणीय

आपके वेबसाइट से आपके बहुआयामी व्यक्तित्व की विशद् जानकारी मिली। भाषा और साहित्य में आपका योगदान अतुलनीय है। हिंदी साहित्य के क्षेत्र में किए गये आपके प्रयास अमूल्य धरोहर हैं। इनमें से कुछ मोतियों को मैं भी संजोकर रखना चाहूँगा।

आपका आभार।

सादर,

विजयानन्द 

Divik Ramesh  divik..@gmail.com

नमस्ते प्रो. रत्नाकर नराले जी!

आपके, हिंदी और  संस्कृत भाषाओं, भारतीय संस्कृति, संगीत आदि  पर केंद्रित बहुत ही विस्तृत, प्रेरणादायी और  महत्त्वपूर्ण  कार्यक्षेत्र और कार्य 

की जानकारी से अभिभूत हूँ।  आपकी निष्ठा और समर्पण को नमन है । पूरा देश आपके प्रति कृतज्ञ है। आपको हृदय से बधाई और शुभकामनाएँ।

विनम्र 

दिविक रमेश

Giri Bharathan, USA : "Giri Bharathan"
namastE Avinasha ca SowmyE,
anEna patrENa AcArya Ratnakar Narale mahOdayEna saha bhavadbhyAm paricayam kArayAmi. AvinashaH Ratnakar mahOdayam bhaagiirathii-SibirAt smaryAt. mahOdayaH mahAn samskRta-paNDitaH. samskRta-adhayanArtham katicana pustakAni mahOdayEna racitAni. api ca bhagavadgIta-vishayE api. Toronto nagarE Hindu Institute of learning samsthAyAH prAdhyakshaH asti. viSvavANyaH vishayE aham mahOdayam pUrvam soocitavAn Asam. patrikAyAm lEkhanAni pradaRSayitum ca sampAdaka-gaNE bhAgam vODum prArthitam. mahOdayEna angIkRtam. tasya katicana praSnAH santi. adhaH paSyantu.
bhavadIyaH,
giridharaH

Dr. BVK Shastry, Prof. of Sanskrit, Hindu University of America, Florida, USA
To : Dr. Ratnakar Narale,
Principal, Hindu Institute of Learning,
Toronto, Canada.
Namaste,
I am happy to inform you that I am recommending your book "Learn Sanskrit Through English Medium" as one of the reference books for an online Sanskrit course I am teaching for a Washington based college. Regards,
BVK Sastry, Prof. Sanskrit, Hindu University of America, Florida, USA

Prof. John McLeod, Unicersity of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. :
Next year will mark the fifteenth anniversary of my first involvement with the Hindu Institute of Learning. Since then, HIL has grown phenomenally, thanks to the ceaseless efforts of the President Shastriji J.C. Sharda, and the Principal Acharya Dr Ratnakar Narale. As always, a full range of classes are offered in the fields of languages, arts, and cultures. Educational endeavors will receive a great boost with the construction of the HIL’s Montessori Academy. And we must not forget the impressive new HIL website. I have lived in the United States since 1995. This has prevented me from being active in HIL activities. Nevertheless, my wife Mary and I count many friends among the members and supporters of the Institute. To all of you, I send my best wishes.
John.

Dr. Jyotsna M. Kalvar, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof, Human Development & Family Studies (HDFS), Penn State University, USA.
: Dear Shri Ratnakar ji,
"I thoroughly enjoyed your website looking through it. When will the Gita book be available?
Please advise as I would like a copy."

Dr. Sitansu Chakravarti, Prof. of History, University of Toronto :
Namaste Ratnakarji,
My sincere greetings to you and all. May your work in Sanskrit and Sanskriti be ever on, on an increasing scale, throughout the year, and years to come. Bharat is going through trying times .To my mind, Ratnakarji is a unique exception in the area. His IT experience has not divorced him from the root of our sanskriti, which is Sanskrita, where he stands brave and high. Personally, I have a lot to learn from him and be inspired by the example he holds, I believe, for all of us.
iti
Sri Sitansu Sekhar

Jonathan Young, Toronto :
Ratnakar ji, when I look at the sections on 'Brain Surgery of Hindi Grammar' and 'the X-Ray Vision' in your book "Learn Hindi through English Medium," I think it is truly a work of genious.

Sherriff Charles, Toronto :
I was most pleased with the Hindi classes and learned far more than I had expected. At the start of the classes I knew about five to six words in Hindi, words like dal, bhart, bhagee, ghos and who could forget aloo. Everything else was new to me. Here's wishing you the best of the season and a healthy and prosperous new year.
Sincerely,
Sherriff Charles.

Kailash Bhatnagar, Mississauga :
Dear Ratnakar ji,
Supper !!! Excellent Work and Great Job done for the Success of HIL and making it easier to prospective students who desire to know about Hindi / Sankrit classes ON LINE direct from their home.
Dear Shree Ratnakar ji, It is really nice. Looks amazing and provides all needed inf. to a learner. You are greatly knowledgeable scholar of Sanskrit & Hindi languages. Infact, you are worth emmulating and a source of aspiration to me. I admire, respect & love you. With warm and affectionate regards.
K.C.Bhatnagar

Dr. Devendra Mishra, Ph.D., Formerly Professor of History, American University, Nairobi, Kenya. :
As an academician nothing gives me greater pleasure than to see the emergence and development of an educational institution devoted to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of a nation. My heartiest congratulaions to Dear Dr. Ratnakar Narale, the principal, and to the entire Managing Committee for flying the flag of HIL higher and higher. Kindly accept the following couplet as my tribute to the staff of the Hindu Instutute of Learning.
Nij Sanskriti ke Rajdoot Tum Dharma Dhwaja Phaharao, Bhasha, Dharmashastra, Darshan ki Gyan Sudha Barsao.
Atmadeep Jagrit Karo , Paaoge Nirvan, Dukhion Ki Seva Karo Mil Jaeynge Bhagwan,
(Illuminate your Self to get salvation. Help the poor and you will see God). Literally Deepavali means a row of lighted lamps. Spiritually, the lighted lamp symbolizes knowledge that drives the darkness of ignorance away. On the sacred day of Deepavali we should illuminate our inner self to remove the darkness of hatred, selfishness,lust, greed, violence etc.
"TAMASO MA JYOTIRGAMAYA" ( O' Lord ! Lead me from darkness to light) should be the main focus of this festival. In certain area of Rajasthan in India, on this day the women folk exchange lighted lamps with each other and distribute the same to those who have none. This conveys the message that the well to do members should share their good fortune with less fortunate >members of the society. By doing so we fulfil the prayer " SARVE BHAVANTU SUKHINA" ( let everyone be happy).

Asha Maharaj Kawalie : Director HIL :
Dear Brother Ratnakar, It is wonderful to see the professional, detailed website that HIL now has , thanks to you. I feel vey proud to invite all to visit and get more information about HIL and its future plans as well as its present offerings. God Bless allyour efforts!
Regards, Asha Maharaj

Late Joe Skulj, P. Engg.: Historian, Scholar : The Hindu Institute of Learning is not only preserving the cultural heritage of Indians, but its staff is a valuable source of knowledge for people of other cultures. Using the ancient language of the Vedas as a reference, people of other cultures in Europe are able to get better insights into their prehistorical past. My latest paper, was facilitated by the Hindu Institute of Learning, which may be of interest to you as a historian. (You may see it under Institute Staff Pblications on the main menu)

Ashwini Kumar Rajpal
Namaste Ratnakar Ji
Congratulations on getting the website up and running. This is an important step for HIL and look forward to some good information. Please let us know if we can be of any assistance.
Thanks
Ashwini Kumar Rajpal,
International Foundation For Vedic Science

Salma Hussaini : University of Toronto : "Salma Hussaini"
Thank you Guruji,
You are the best!!!
salma

Mohan Chawra, Chandrapur, India, :
Shri Ratnakarji,
We enjoyed the highly intellectual meeting with you. Gained lot of knowledge on Sanskrit and your deep interest in explaining Revered GITA in person and through books of your own.
Really a very Great Feat. Heartiest Congratulations and Best Wishes.
My friend Yashpal was impressed and talked very high of you.
Thanks, Thanks and Thanks.
Mohan Chawra

Elle Sharma, Dubai : "xxxxxharma"
Dear Guru ji,
Thank you, your course helped me a lot in speaking to Indians in Dubai in Hindi!
Elle Sharma

Chandni patel, University of Toronto :
Hello Prof. Narale,
I would just like to say Thank You for being such a wonderful teacher. I had a great time in class and always looked forward to coming to class and learning. The best part is that unlike most other university courses, I feel I will retain everything I have learned. Thank you once again for the wonderful semester!
Kind Regards,
Chandni Patel

Anjana KC. : University of Toronto : "Anjana K.C."
Dear Guruji,
I cannot thank you enough! Thank you so much for all ur help. I hope you have a great rest of the summer. Besides all the help, you're a wonderful prof. and your way of teaching is fun and makes it easy to learn. Thank you.
Best,
Anjana

Pheba Ninan : University of Toronto, "Pheba Ninan"
Hello Guruji,
It was a great pleasure to take Hindi I and II with you at UTSC (University of Toronto Scarborough Campus). I really enjoyed studying it and being part of your class even though I was away for two classes.
I apologize for not writing to you earlier. May every class you teach be more enjoyable to your students.
You are The Best,
Thank you,
Pheba Ninan

Chandra Ramvad : Brampton, Ontario : "Chandra Ramawad"
Mr. Narale, Namaste,
Thank you for all your help. I was looking for a professional Hindi Teacher for some time now and I finally found one. I intend to study hard so as to keep up with the rest of the class.
Thank you.
Chandra.

Monica Arora : York University, IMBA :
Dear Guruji,
Thank you for being such a great inspiration, guide, teacher and mentor to me. You are kind, generous, selfless and encouraging . Thank you for everything.
Monica Arora
Sept 27, 2008

Yash Kapoor, Markham Ontario : "Yash Kapur"
Dear Ratnakar ji,
Million thanks. I know that we in HIL are proud of you.
Best regards,
Yash Kapur

Gail Soobram, Ryerson University : "Cindy Soobram"
Dear Guguji,
I would feel very lucky to have met an incredible teacher like you. It seemed like an impossible dream to read a Hindi word only a few weeks ago; now we're making sentences. We look forward to our Wednesday night class and your very organized teaching method. We hope to visit India for the frist time in about a year from now and we know this course will be very helpful. It goes beyond that though; it means not having to depend on someone else to translate a Hindi novel, document, religious text, words of a song,.we hope to do that ourselves at some point.
Best Regards,
Gail Soobram

Chandra Ramvad, Ryerson University : "Chandra Ramawad"
Guruji, Namaste.
First of all I must say that I find your class very interesting. I did not realize that there is so much to learn before you could speak and write the language properly. You are doing an amazing job and I hope you will keep it up for a very very long time.
Thank You,
Chandra

Salimah Kassim-Lakha, Ryerson University : "Salimah Kassim-Lakha"
Hello Guruji,
Thank you very much for the Hindi classes. I learned a lot and am glad to have the resource books. Thank you for all the knowledge that you have passed on.
Best wishes,
Salimah Kassim-Lakha
Benefits Specialist
OPTrust, 1 Adelaide Street East Suite 1200, Toronto, ON M5C 3A7

Sean Blundel , TDSB Toronto : "Sean Blundell"
Dr. Narale,
I just wanted to let you know I have enjoyed the technique, and the classes. All the best with future teaching.
Sean Blundell

Priya Mayooran, Lester B P{earson Hi, Scarborough :
To TDSB, re our Hindi class. The teacher was great. The sequence of the lessons was organized in a way where we learn the basics first unlike the other classes that start in the middle of a lesson. More time would have been helpful, for example twice a week. I really enjoyed this course and the teacher was exceptionally great.
Thank you.
Priya

Vettivelu Eliyathamby LBP
The way the course was structured to enable easy comprehension of the language by students with no prior knowledge of Hindi. Everything about this course was interesting and enjoyable. There was nothing to dislike. The required Hindi learning book was invaluable to the course.
Vetti

Errol Chapman, Scarborough :
Easy to understand. I like way teacher explaining. I think I learned to speak Hindi. I would like to take Level II course.
Errol

Sue Thandacher : Willowdale :
The simple methods explained in the text book. As well as the instructor’s deep knowledge of Hindi made the course a great experience.

John Sooran : Pearson Highschool
Relaxed, friendly and unsuspectingly intensive. The instructor was very professional and expert in introducing a language with a different text and different grammar than our language.
john

Sandy Sudama, Willowdale :
I enjoyed the material the teacher used to teach this course. He was able to teach us how to read, write and speak Hindi all at once. Longer classes and more sessions would have been more benefit. I really enjoyed this course. The teacher was great.
Sandy

Jaimi MacKinnon : Danforth Colligiate : "Jaime MacKinnon"
Good Morning Sir,
Thank you again for your help with learning Hindi. I really enjoyed your style of teaching and felt like I learned a lot from the course.
Thank you again,
Jaime MacKinnon

Vishan Soobram, Toronto :
Dear Dr. Ratnakar,
Thank you for getting us started. We couldn’t have asked for a better teacher. We hope to go much farther with our Hindi studies with your help.
aa the best
Gail and Vishan Soobram

Kay Setaram :
Hello:
How I wish I had learned Hindi with you earlier. Last year I could have got a diploma as a Community Service Worker and a job as a Settlement Worker. Any way, may be I will ask them again, but unfortunately I lost the opportunity.
Thanks for teaching me Hindi so well. Your Learn Hindi Through English Medium is great.
Sincerely
Kay

Monica Dhawan TDSB :
Mr. Narale is a Great Teacher & Reaching style is great. Easy to understand and good book to back up everything learned. Good examples always provided to better understand then learn. Good course material. Covers a lot of very useful info for beginners. I wish the course would just go on.
Monica

Fatima Vadia TDSB
Fatima Vadia :
Mr. Narale is a great teacher, he has an organized time plan for each class. Plus has the patience to review his work in the beginning of every class. The course was good, teaching it was great. I like the idea that it was a small class, so every one had a chance to participate. There was nothing lacking in the course that i can think of. Wish the course was longer.
Fatima

Gautam Bharadwaj :
Excellent. Mr. Narale is expert in his subject matter and in teaching it. He knows how to instill the basics and build upon them. The book is Excllent. I learned a lot more than I thought I would, and it was well worth the money spent. I would definitely recommend it to others Nothing was lacking in the course.
Gautam

Ashley Dunlop
Mr. Narale was a great teacher! He was very good at teaching at the right pace for the class and covering the information at the right level. I am very impressed with the methods used in the course. He taught us how to make our own Hindi sentences easily. I took a different Hindi course before and could not learn anything. I can not believe we can write and understand Hindi sentences in only 9 weeks. I specially liked doing the examples in the class. I wish the course was longer. I will take the level II course.
Ashley

Emily Gibson :
Emily Gibson :
The course is excellent so is the teacher, Mr. Narale and his book Learn Hindi Through English Medium. He knows his stuff very well. He is patient with us.
Emily

Dr. Carl S. Saiphoo, M.D., F.R.CP. (C)
Assoc. Prof. of Medicine (Internal Medicine and Nephrology), University of Toronto.

To : Dr. Ratnakar Narale, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Prpof. Hindi.,
Ryerson University,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Dear Dr. Narale,
I have been a formal student for at least 28 years, a teacher of elementary school-children, and subsequently a teacher of undergraduate and post-graduate students for 35 years. English is my only spoken language. I have studied French and Latin in college and university.

For the past few weeks I have been using your new and basic “Learn Hindi Through English Medium” and after having studied one half of it I would like to make a few comments about why I have enjoyed every lesson. The following approaches which you used make this book unique and ideal for me.

1. The 20 Step by Step outline of the Hindi course states clearly what material is to be covered in each step. Each lesson does, indeed, teach me patiently and superbly the details of what was outlined. My expectations were fulfilled and with each lesson, the Hindi learned was reviewed again and again. Hindi was consolidated with each section. The extensive use of transliteration and translation helped with pronunciation. I wondered whether you were the ‘English-only’ student.

2. You have made easy the writing, pronouncing and reading the consonants, vowels, sandhi and commonly used words and symbols in Hindi. I personally would feel more comfortable with the Hindi pronunciation by listening to an accompanying CD/tape made of your book by someone who speaks both Hindi and English and who is aware of the weaknesses and flaws we inherently have when we are learning to speak Hindi properly.

3. Your Hindi book shows me how to make my own simple sentences using pronouns, nouns, verbs and numerals. These sentences were often original . my very own! Your numerous examples with answers were extremely helpful especially when you also provide the transliteration and Hindi, of questions and answers both. As I learn more and more vocabulary I am sure that there will be less ‘Hinglish’ spoken.

4. I am getting more comfortable with the present, past and future tenses when speaking Hindi. Your outstanding methodical lessons promise to further teach me the practical usage of the perfect tense, conditional mood, interrogate mood, adverbs, conjugations, prepositions and variety of suffixes. Surprisingly, in only a few weeks I am able to make my own simple sentences and I am able to speak Hindi! Schools and learners of all ages would really appreciate this book!

5. Your unique comprehensive Tables and Tests are extremely helpful in understanding, reviewing and consolidating what has been learned to the present point.

Thank you Dr. Narale, for providing English-speaking people like me with the opportunity to learn to read, write and speak Hindi. I look forward to conversing and communicating with others locally, in Trinidad, in Guyana and India, hopefully in Hindi, and without a loss for words.

Sincerely,
Dr. Carl S. Saiphoo, M.D., F.R.CP. (C)
Assoc. Prof. of Medicine (Internal Medicine and Nephrology), University of Toronto.

George Fuller :
Mr. Narale made the language learning easy to east. Very good course, very good instructor.
George

Mani Miller :
The instructor’s teaching style made Hindi learning enjoyable. His patience was greatly appreciated. His years of experience was clearly evident and greatly appreciated by the class. A thoroughly enjoyable experience. I will continue on with part II of the course.
Mani

Betty Whitle :
The instructor is clear in his explanations. The book is excellent and very detailed. The course was too short.
W. Betty

Hung Cho :
Mr. Narale wrote the book very easy to follow and teaches excellent. I would recommend it to my friends.
Hung

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