Ian Woolford has more than 14k followers on Twitter and more than 20k likes on his tweets. Why, you ask? Because this Australian professor tweets in Hindi! He writes in impeccable Hindi and also shares his views on legendary and contemporary Hindi writers. Not just this, if you hear him speak, his fluency in the language will leave you pleasantly surprised!
Ian’s affair with Hindi started at the a very young age. When he was 12, his mom admitted him to a school in Trinidad, where he grew up singing bhajans and folk songs with his peers. And during graduation, he started his formal education in Hindi.
Check out some of his awesome tweets:
जन-गण-मन अधिनायक जय हेभारत-भाग्य-विधाताप***-सिन्ध-गुजरात-मराठा…
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 9, 2016
He is a huge Hindi literature enthusiast and is fond of Hindi poems.
मैं ज़िंदगी का साथ निभाता चला गयाहर फ़िक्र को धुएँ में उड़ाता चला गया~ साहिर लुधियानवी
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 15, 2016
मैं ज़िंदगी का साथ निभाता चला गयाहर फ़िक्र को धुएँ में उड़ाता चला गया~ साहिर लुधियानवी
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 15, 2016
आप दौलत के तराज़ू में दिलों को तौलेंहम मोहब्बत से मोहब्बत का सिला देते हैं~ साहिर लुधियानवी
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 15, 2016
कौन रोता है किसी और की ख़ातिर ऐ दोस्तसब को अपनी ही किसी बात पे रोना आया~ साहिर लुधियानवी
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 15, 2016
वक्त आने दे बता देंगे तुझे ऐआसमानहम अभी से क्या बतायेंक्या हमारे दिल में है~ राम प्रसाद बिस्मिल
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 11, 2016
मिट गया जब मिटने वाला फिर सलाम आया तो क्या!दिल की बर्वादी के बाद उनका पयाम आया तो क्या!~ राम प्रसाद बिस्मिल #जयंती
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 11, 2016
Ian, who completed his MA and PhD in Hindi language and literature from the University of Texas in America, developed a particular interest in the works of legendary Hindi writer, Phanishwar Nath Renu. He even visited the poet’s native village in Bihar.
He’s also writing a book on Phanishwar Nath Renu, which is yet to be released.
राजेंद्र नगर में रेणु जी का फ़्लैट pic.twitter.com/0tjILOa7j5
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) December 13, 2014
अभी रेणु जी की लाइब्रेरी की हरेक किताब को रिकॉर्ड कर रहा हूँ. बढ़िया लाइब्रेरी है. pic.twitter.com/9wP9Be9W6U
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) December 13, 2014
His tweets on Donald Trump are kickass too!
साइकिल वाला पंप, घर घर ट्रंप #sixwordstories
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 7, 2016
अमेरिका की यही पुकार
अब की बार ट्रंप सरकार!!— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 7, 2016
आदरणीय @realDonaldTrump प्लीज़ डिलीट योर अकाउंट
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 14, 2016
आ ट्रंप मुझे मार
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 9, 2016
Here, when he corrected Twitter India!
डियर @TwitterIndia अपने प्रोफ़ाइल में ‘ट्विट्टर’ लिखा है आपने. पर सही वर्तनी है ‘ट्विटर’
— Ian Woolford (@iawoolford) June 13, 2016
You can see him ace the language in this video:
Check out his Twitter account if you haven’t already!