When it comes to learning Sanskrit by English speaking people, the main objective the learners have in mind is to comprehend the Hindu Culture and to be able to read and understand the Hindu scriptures, yoga philosophies, ayurvedic literature, the astrological, adhyatmic and classical writings... and so on. that normally exist as Sanskrit Shlokas. The present text is arranged to deliver full benefit in return for the efforts and time spent by the learners to learn Sanskrit using this book. Given in this book are helpful charts, dictionaries, examples and the exercises. Without these, the self learners would have been left in the dark, annoyed and helpless, wondering each time if they got the answer right.While this book is a Teach Yourself manual, it is also a good tool for teachers of Sanskrit language. It starts with 'How to Read' the Sanskrit alphabet, and explains how to pronounce each character. It is unique but interesting in this book that for teaching 'How to write' Sanskrit, the characters are grouped according to their shapes, and not the alphabetical order. With this unique method it is easy to recognize. relate, differentiate, learn and remember them without confusion.Step-by-step and page-by-page usage of this easy, complete, systematic. practical and useful book will help the readers achieve success in mastering Sanskrit.

M.Sc. (Pune), Ph.D. (IIT, Kharagpur) comes from Nagpur in central India. From childhood he has had a passion for Indian history and Sanskrit. He has Ph.D. in Sanskrit from the Kalidas Sanskrit University, Nagpur. From last few years He has retired from his business of computers to write books on subjects that interest him. His current publications are Gita Darshan, Gita ka Shabdakosh, Savistar Hindi Gita, Sanskrit Teacher for English Speaking People and Hindi Teacher for English. Speaking People. His upcoming books in English, include Adhyatmagita, Savistar Satyanarayana Katha and History of the Hindu People.
He can speak Marathi, Hindi. Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu and Sanskrit languages. He taught Advanced Hindi to the International MBA class, at the York University, Toronto. Currently he teaches Hindi for the Toronto School Board. He chairs the Sanskrit Vidya Parishad and teaches Sanskrit and Gita at the Hindu Institute of Learning, Toronto, of which he is the Principal. He is a director of the International Foundation for Vedic Science and the Vedic Heritage Study Center, Toronto.
Contact: India: 1 Abhinav Colony, Sita Nagar, Nagpur. Canada: 180 Torresdale Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M2R 3E4; Tel: (416) 739-8004; E-mail: rnarale@yahoo.ca