Trainees
Samina Ahmad - saminaahmad2@hotmail.com
Born in Gujranwala, Pakistan. Samina got a BSC and MSC degree from the College of Home Economics and Social Sciences in Lahore with a major in Education. She came to New York in 1973 and has been studying Arabic at NYU. Samina just returned from Syria, where she stayed for four weeks and worked with an NGO and studied Arabic at Berlitz. She is looking forward to the opportunities of actually applying her training to practical use.
Takreem Anwar - 82takreem@gmail.com
Rajni Bhargava - rajni_bhargava@yahoo.com
Rajni was born and brought up in Delhi. She did her graduation, post-graduation, and recieved a Masters in Philosophy from Delhi university. She has been actively involved with the volunteer work in her school district and taught Hindi in the recreation department and in the community. Next summer Rajni wants to run a STARTALK program in Hindi in her school district and is currently working with Gabriela and Binduji in NYU as a Hindi language grader.
Ravi Bhasin - jravibhasin@hotmail.com
Born in Bombay. Worked for many years as a technologist on Wall Street. After some time on Wall Street, Ravi became a social worker. He worked with Indian, Bengali, and Chinese families. Now he works as a social worked with people with disabilities.
Ramesh Chandra - rameshhirway@yahoo.com
Radha Gupta - radharichagupta@yahoo.com
Born in UPD. Radha received her PhD in Hindi and currently has an oppurtunity to teach at Wesleyan University.
Shanti Jain - jain.shanti@gmail.com
Born in Jaipur Rajasthan - Pink City. Taught art to girls and ran a hobby workshop. Shanti has a masters in political science. She has her own textile design and block printing business in Rajasthan. Shanti wants to teach children how to write, read, and speak Hindi fluently.
Urvi N Kadakiya - und200@nyu.edu
Born and rasied in Bombay. While in medical school, Urvi realized that learning languages is a must and her job required that she learn Hindi in Junior College. She is currently an occupational therapist.
Javed Khan - mjkpak@yahoo.com
Rita Kohli - rk_rita@hotmail.com
Born in Punjab. Rita received her masters in classical Indian music and hosted her own radio program. She taught the Hindi language to Undergraduate students and music to graduate students. She currently gives private music lessons.
Jayshree Mathur - jayshreemathur@hotmail.com
Born in Hyderabad, India, received her masters there and went on to teach in a graduate school. Upon moving to the United States, Jayshree lost all connection to the Hindi Language. She has recently reconnected with her past and joined the STARTALK program so that she may become a Hindi teacher.
Rani Mathur - mathur_rani2000@yahoo.com
Sarita Mehta - ranisaritaji@yahoo.com
Born in Punjab. Sarita has a masters in education and a doctorate in early child education. She is a published painter and poet. She wishes to utilize the information she has gained from the STARTALK program to her fullest potential.
Raj Mishra - satya_surya@netzero.com
Born in Lucknow but moved as a young child to Bombay. Received his masters in nuclear physics. Worked as a physics and math teacher in India, but also taught Hindi poetry. He is currently a respiratory therapist and teaches Hindi in a temple in Queens, NY.
Mohsin Naquvi - mnaquvi@yahoo.com
Born in Lucknow. Mohsin received a masters in nuclear physics. He worked for IBM in England. He travelled all throughough Western Europe and the Middle East before moving to the United States in 1985. Here he received his second masters in Islamic Studies. He has worked with Gujrati refugess from Uganda. He currently lives in Princeton and wishes to get into the field of teaching.
Savita Nayak - nayaksavita@gmail.com
Gita Pandit - geetapandit@hotmail.com
Born in Hetabah. She taught herself Hindi and learned 11 other languages in India. She is a published poet and has worked as a language coordinator. She is currently an IT Manager.
Satish Pandya - satishpandya66@hotmail.com
Born in Gujrat. Received masters degress in English with Linguistics, Language with Linguistics, Hindi with Linguistics, and 8 other subject areas. Satish has taught Gujrati, Hindi, and English in temples and has been teaching TOEFL for 30 years.
Laju Shah - lshah77@aol.com
Born in America, but of Gujrati origin. Laju received her masters in Education and has taught 3rd Grade and Middle School. She currently works as an events coordinator for BD magazine. She is fluent in Gujrati and trying hard to become fluent in Hindi as well.
Nusrat Sohail - nsohail06@hotmail.com
Born in Kurati. Nusrat went to college and did her masters in Pakistan and taught in Kurati. She worked in public school in the United States and joined teacher's college to do her PhD. She is currently a full time high school teacher and wishes to start a linguistics program there.
Humaira Syeda - hartleynyc@yahoo.com
Santosh Tandon - drstandon@sbcglobal.net
Born in New Delhi, India. Studied for 16 years in the oldest women's college in India and received her doctorate in Sanskrit from Delhi. She currently teaches Hindi in USC Los Angeles.
Neena Wahi - wahins97@yahoo.com
Born in Kanpur, India. Received her masters in Chemistry and taught science for 15 years. Neena worked in a day care and takes pride in her ability to work well with children. She is a published writer and poet, but also has many other artistic talents that she wishes to explore with kids.