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November 1, 2025

In Memory of Prof. C.M. Naim

Dear friends of Zabaan, We hope this message finds you well. It...

May 8, 2025

5 Simple Tips to Boost Your Language Learning

Learning a language can feel overwhelming—but with the right habits, it becomes...

February 26, 2025

 شاعر  انقلاب فیض احمد فیض: مختصر تعارف 

 فیض احمد فیض 13 فروری  1911 میں پنجاب میں پیدا ہوئے۔ انگریزی...

January 15, 2021

The use of the word 'that' as a conjunctive

Narrative:  When we first learned English we associated the word that as...

Teaching Hindi Online
October 12, 2020

Why Zabaan

When I first enrolled as a student in Zabaan, the name suggested Urdu to me, all the way. I did not even think any other Indian languages were taught at Zabaan. I was astonished to find out much later that Urdu was only a small part of the offerings of this amazing school.

Arabic trilateral root ha-fi-za
May 19, 2020

Haafiz--the one who protects

The trilateral root ‘ha-fi-za’ in Arabic means to protect, preserve, guard or...

Arabic trilateral root ka-ma-la
May 19, 2020

Kamaal--the State of Perfection

Ka-ma-la, the Arabic trilateral root for ‘perfection’. Most Hindi/Urdu speakers are familiar...

Learning Urdu
December 12, 2019

Urdu -- The Maddening Language of Love

  In this blog Rakesh Saraf talks about the challenges he faced...

Learning languages in the silver years
December 3, 2019

Learning -- The Magic Potion

In this blog Rakesh Saraf talks about the benefits of continuing learning...