Hindi is the third most widely-spoken language in the world (after English and Mandarin): an estimated 500-600 million people speak the language. A direct descendant of Sanskrit through Prakrit and Apabhramsha, Hindi belongs to the Indo-Aryan group of languages, a subset of the Indo-European family. It has been influenced and enriched by Persian, Turkish, Farsi, Arabic, Portuguese, and English.

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Indian languages are widely spoken and well diversified. There are more than 22 languages spoken in different countries around the world by nearly I billion persons. When you put this fact in front of your eyes you will realize the importance or reaching this vast non – English speaking community.

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First, Hindi is one of the official languages of one of the most important players on the global scene. Whether you are dealing in business, information technology, science or digital media, India is an increasingly important presence globally. With a burgeoning middle class, it is also becoming a very hungry market for consumer goods. Now, many people point to the fact that English is spoken widely in India.

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Are you wondering how to learn Hindi? That’s not surprising. More people in the United States are studying Hindi than ever before. Language schools and software developers are having a hard time keeping up with the demand. And considering the dynamic emergence of India on the global economic and political stage, it makes sense that there are so many people in the United States and elsewhere trying to find out how to learn Hindi

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I put together a super list of free Hindi language lessons and language courses for those interesting in learning Hindi or just brushing up on existing Hindi language skills.

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