9780195607970 | Oxford Univ Pr, August 25, 1977, cover price $19.95 | also contains Rethinking Terrorism: Terrorism, Violence and the State | About this edition: This book has a twofold purpose: first to provide a concise presentation of the essential grammar of modern Hindi, with graded exercises, which brings beginners as quickly as possible to the point where they can read modern prose with profit; and secondly, to serve as reference for those consolidating their grasp of the language.