MyExperience with Hindi, Sanskrit, and NSLI
Over the past five weeks, I have been learning Hindi with the National Security Language Initiative for Youth Virtual Summer Intensive (NSLI-Y VSI). The NSLI-Y VSI is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in which we dedicate five weeks to the study of a critical language—mine being Hindi. As the culmination of the program approaches, I dedicated myself to the study of ancient Sanskrit literature. While I was partially motivated by my desire to learn about Indian culture through analysis of Sanskrit literature itself, I was very much motivated by my interest in learning through interviews with real people who’ve been influenced by Sanskrit literature.