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Rajiv Ranjan Singh

In this episode we hear from Janata Dal (United) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh on the Bihar caste census, the role of Nitish Kumar in the INDIA alliance, and setting the Opposition agenda for 2024.

Ep. 67: Rajiv Ranjan Singh

Rajiv Ranjan discusses his second language acquisition journey, open educational resources, and teaching philosophy. You can study with him at Yogic Studies. Rajiv Ranjan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University (MSU). At MSU, Rajiv is associated with the Asian Studies Program and Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching (MAFLT) Program. He is also the mentor for the Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs). Before joining MSU, Rajiv Ranjan taught as a graduate teaching assistant at The University of Iowa, Iowa City (2010-2015) where he received his PhD in Second Language Acquisition in 2015.Learning resources:  Hindi-Urdu Basic Hindi Basic Urdu ﻿Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wisdom. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions

Rajiv Ranjan discusses his second language acquisition journey, open educational resources, and teaching philosophy. You can study with him at <a href="https://www.yogicstudies.com/hindi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yogic Studies</a>. Rajiv Ranjan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University (MSU). At MSU, Rajiv is associated with the Asian Studies Program and Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching (MAFLT) Program. He is also the mentor for the Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs). Before joining MSU, Rajiv Ranjan taught as a graduate teaching assistant at The University of Iowa, Iowa City (2010-2015) where he received his PhD in Second Language Acquisition in 2015.Learning resources: <ul> <li><a href="https://open.lib.umn.edu/hindiurdu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hindi-Urdu</a></li> <li><a href="https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/basichindi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Basic Hindi</a></li> <li><a href="https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/urdu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Basic Urdu</a></li> </ul> ﻿Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wisdom. For information see <a href="https://rajbalkaran.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rajbalkaran.com.</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions</a>

Learning Hindi with Rajiv Ranjan

In this episode we sit down with Rajiv Ranjan to discuss all things Hindi. We learn about Rajiv's remarkable journey from growing up in rural north-east India to MSU university professor, scholar, and author. We discuss the relationship between Hindi and Urdu, as well as Sanskrit and Hindi. We hear about the making of his textbook, Basic Hindi I, and the reasons for making it free and open-access. Rajiv shares with us some of his favorites from the vast world of Hindi literature, and we get a preview of his upcoming series of online Hindi courses at Yogic Studies, HINDI 101 | Elementary Hindi I.Speaker BioDr. Rajiv Ranjan is a professor of Hindi and Urdu language at Michigan State University. He received his PhD in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) from the University of Iowa in 2016. He has been teaching Hindi and Urdu languages in the U.S. since 2010. In addition to his classroom-teaching experience, Rajiv has also taught online at MSU and at Kean University. He taught an immersion program for the South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and he has also taught in a study abroad context for the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) in India.Rajiv has published an Open Educational Resource (OER) Hindi textbook Basic Hindi I. Rajiv’s primary area of research is generative approaches to SLA. His research interests also include socio-cultural approaches to SLA, second language writing and speaking, language pedagogy, and morpho-syntax.LinksHINDI 101 | Elementary Hindi I Basic Hindi I 

In this episode we sit down with Rajiv Ranjan to discuss all things Hindi. We learn about Rajiv's remarkable journey from growing up in rural north-east India to MSU university professor, scholar, and author. We discuss the relationship between Hindi and Urdu, as well as Sanskrit and Hindi. We hear about the making of his textbook, Basic Hindi I, and the reasons for making it free and open-access. Rajiv shares with us some of his favorites from the vast world of Hindi literature, and we get a preview of his upcoming series of online Hindi courses at Yogic Studies, <a href="https://www.yogicstudies.com/hindi-101" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HINDI 101 | Elementary Hindi I</a>.Speaker BioDr. Rajiv Ranjan is a professor of Hindi and Urdu language at Michigan State University. He received his PhD in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) from the University of Iowa in 2016. He has been teaching Hindi and Urdu languages in the U.S. since 2010. In addition to his classroom-teaching experience, Rajiv has also taught online at MSU and at Kean University. He taught an immersion program for the South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and he has also taught in a study abroad context for the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) in India.Rajiv has published an Open Educational Resource (OER) Hindi textbook Basic Hindi I. Rajiv’s primary area of research is generative approaches to SLA. His research interests also include socio-cultural approaches to SLA, second language writing and speaking, language pedagogy, and morpho-syntax.Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.yogicstudies.com/hindi-101" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HINDI 101 | Elementary Hindi I</a> </li><li><a href="https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/ll151/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Basic Hindi I </a></li></ul>

31. Rajiv Ranjan | On Teaching and Learning Hindi

Rajiv Ranjan is a guest faculty with Delhi School of Journalism. Faculty  with the Art of Living Foundation for the last 10 years, and had conducted the first Youth Empowerment and Skills Workshop in China.  He talks about how India and China have a relationship of millenniums, and the recent outrages amongst the countries are very short lived, compared to the history.  Insta: @rajivlajifu  #academicyogi #yogroute #nalanda #halifax #delhincr

Rajiv Ranjan is a guest faculty with Delhi School of Journalism. Faculty  with the Art of Living Foundation for the last 10 years, and had conducted the first Youth Empowerment and Skills Workshop in China. He talks about how India and China have a relationship of millenniums, and the recent outrages amongst the countries are very short lived, compared to the history. Insta: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rajivlajifu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@rajivlajifu</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/academicyogi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#academicyogi</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/yogroute/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#yogroute</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/nalanda/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#nalanda</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/halifax/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#halifax</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/delhincr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#delhincr</a>