Preface: How to use this book / 01 Introducing Devanagari / 02 The Devanagari syllabary / 03 Consonants / 04 Vowels / 05 Simple sentences and commands / 06 Conjunct consonants / 07 Some more writing conventions / 08 More about Hindi words and spelling / Appendix 1: Examples of Hindi handwriting / Appendix 2: Minimal pairs / Appendix 3: Reading practice / Appendix 4: Key to the exercises / Appendix 5: The figures explained / Appendix 6: Index of terms / Glossary / Some further reading