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In case your Hindi is not that good and you're interested in English translations, go here...

http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/premchand11.pdf

11 Stories Written by Munshi Prem Chand in English

Thanks for the links mate. I was searching for them but couldn't find it.

Ashis aap bilkul sahi hain. Yahna 'main sochti hun' ki jagah 'mujhe lagta hai' ya fir 'mera witchar hai' ka istemaal hone chaahiye.

Due to the central govt policy, there are always the statutory forms like railway reservation or college admission form both in Gujarati and Hindi. But people here either fill the forms in Gujarati or English rather than Hindi. During all these years in bank, I have never come across any cash pay in slips filled in Hindi. Most of the cheques are also written in Gujarati or English.

What is the position in your state?

I have also worked in PNB bank as a trainee under my CA. It was mostly about auditing, but I used to help the staff out just for the sake of it. I never saw any form in any other language than English.

'Der aaye durust aaye' doesn't means 'Better late than never'. They are two different sayings.

'Besharam' aur 'Boss ye dono movies badi acchi jayengi....

I have never head of Premchand, but your comments make me feel like wanting to learn more about this writer, and would be cool if any of you could share some links to reading works, if there are free reading resources online.

If you haven't read any of his books and novels, you are missing out on a lot. Have a look here- http://hindisamay.com/premchand%20samagra/Indexpremchand.htm

http://www.brandbihar.com/hindi/literature/preamchand/premchand.html

This post is curious to me, because while in India probably you are hearing "hello" and other English expressions, in many other countries is actually more common to hearing Namaste instead.

It might be trendy though, because even you can see countless posts on Facebook that close with "Nameste" or graphics with this Hindi word.

Yes, I have noticed that. When you meet a foreigner, they will say 'Namste' instead of a 'hi' or 'hello. I think the main reason behind that s they are taught that we prefer to be greeted by 'namste'.

हेरा फेरी देखा और मुझे फिल्म पसंद है. ग्रैंड मस्ती नहीं देखती. मुझको राम-लीला देखना चाहती हूँ. संजय लीला भंसाली बहुत अच्छा निर्देशक है! मुझको उसके फिल्मों बहुत पसंद है.

ट्रेलर देखो:

रोमियो और जुल्लिएत ऐसे

Aapki Hindi thodi si gadbad hai lekin mujhse aisi ho Hindi pasand hai

Mnae is movie ke baare main abtak nahi suna tha. Trailer bada hi manokarshak hai.

He was one o the  best writers of all time. I wish he was still alive today. He wouldn't have had to put up with such a precarious situation if he was a  current-age writer.

I am not a 'gunda' or 'dada' for sure. I am not familer with most of the girls you have mentioned here.

Hate to be an ass going around correcting people but it should be kritagya for someone who is grateful/thankful.

Lol yes. It sounded kinda funny. I wanted to edit it, but let it be original

We don't use words like these anymore, do we?

But Delhi in the pure Hindi base but the other states like Rajsthan or Gujrat or even MP you will find NASTE fewer times. The old things are wearing out against the new things. What is more is the even HELLO is vanishing a HI or HYE is taking the place.

You cannot stop the wheel of time.

I think that we should learn to adapt with the changing times. You have to change yourself to stay relevant in the society.

That would just be veering into Haryanvi. When speaking Hindi also people from Haryana use a noticeably harsher tone and while the words themselves remain the same, some letters like न end up turning into ण.

Yes, You guys pronounce words like 'ghana' differently. Most of my friends are form Haryana, but I still don't comprehend some parts of their conversation.

Its actually just ek anaar sau bimaar.

एक अनार सौ बिमार in Hindi

It is used when just one thing (or very few things) are coveted by a large number of people.

Oops. I was going to write - 'Sau sunar ki eek luhar ki'. Messed it up.

While a lot of Persian words have indeed been integrated in the Indian language and are in common usage, out and out Urdu words like you mentioned are only found in songs. So, you will surely find everyone using words like kitaab, no one will be talking about manzil-e-ishq.

Yes, no one has ever used these words in India except muslims. Even they don't use these words anymore. However, I think these words are still used in Pakistan.

Well I suppose it is to be expected that one would prefer the style they are accustomed to. Incidentally, my native place is actually in Haryana and not Rajasthan. Its just that I've lived in Rajasthan most of my life. 

Oh, I see. Some of my freinds are from Haryana and their accent is not what I would say 'perfect'. It's kinda unique the way you guys utter the words and use 'mhare', 'thare' and other few words.

मुझे बॉलीवुड फ़िल्में पसंद है. मेरी फेवरेट फिल्म "कहानी", "दिल से",  "दे डर्टी पिक्चर", "३ इडियट्स", "जब  वे मेट"  और "देवदास" हैं. असल में, मुझको बहुत फ़िल्में पसंद हैं. मैं सोचती हूँ की विद्या बालन सबसे अच्छी एक्ट्रेस है, लेकिन मैं सोचती हूँ की करीना कपूर, रानी मुकर्जी और दीपिका पदुकोने भी अच्छी हैं. ज़रूर, अमितभ बच्चन, शाहरुख़ खान, आमिर खान सब कुछ अच्छे हैं!

कल रात मैंने "घनचक्कर" देखा। अच्छी फिल्म है,  विद्या बालन और इमरान हाश्मी के परफॉरमेंस कमाल थे!

Aaapko 'Hera Pheri', 'Phit Hera Pheri' aur 'Grand Masti' jaroor pasand aayegi.

Maine bahut saari Bollywood movies dekhi hain. Purani movies ka utna bada fan nahi hun, fir bhi Abhitaab ji ki kch movies bahut oasand hain.

No, these phrases are not common at all. People will think you have gone mad if you start using these phrases. It was used in songs so often back in 1960s. Songs like "Haye tawajjum tera, dhup khil gayi raat main' are popular because of clever choice of Urdu words. We don't use Urdu in songs anymore.

Thanks I'm really glad I found this forum!

बहुत शुक्रिया! मैं ख़ुशी हूँ की फोरम पाया। (I'm not sure if the last sentence is correct )

Haha, no. Good try though. The right form would be - मैं बहुत खुश हूँ की मुझे ये फोरम मिल गया

Delhi hindi has a bit too much of a haryanvi touch for my liking while Mumbai Hindi is just plain annoying. The simple plain Hindi that they speak in Madhya Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan sounds just fine to me.

Yeah, of course. I knew you'd be prejudicial since you belong to Rajasthan

I have to agree with you here. Hindi letter writing is vanishing away and the government is not taking any step to rejuvenate it. They are happy to let it fade away.

No, it's not vanishing at all, not in Delhi at least. I utter that word so many times in a day. 'Namste uncle' and 'namaste auntie' is a norm.

Kritaghan means Ungrateful or thankless in English. Do you use this Hindi word anymore?

People just call a steam engine, 'भाप का इंजन' nowadays. Never heard anyone call it an agnirath which as I said before literally sounds like Chariot of Fire.

So 'agnirath is a thing, right?