Google Now Comes in Hindi

By MD Ansari
IF YOU are a person who is more comfortable with Hindi than English and are highly keen to translate some text, a web page, an issue or a query in Hindi as well as have results translated from English, don’t worry. Internet’s undisputed king when it comes to search engines - Google, is making your dream a reality by offering Hindi translation services. So it is a double bonanza for Indian Internet users, especially those who do not know English but are keen to enjoy the benefits of the Internet.

It is a well-versed fact that only 30 per cent of Indian population can read and write English and the remaining are at sea when it comes to the language. It means that about 700 million people are not taking advantage of the Internet. Keeping this in mind, Google Inc has introduced automated translation between Hindi and English. This is an audacious step to ensure that Hindi speaking people can also enjoy the Internet regardless of their unfamiliarity with the English language. There is no doubt that this ground-breaking step will certainly increase the number of users of Internet.

Google, the monster search engine for translator supporting Hindi language is the most advanced in a series of updates focussed at multi-lingual users not only in India but also in the world. Some of the multilingual features offered by Google include data entry, blogs and search. Internet users can type in Hindi using a regular keyboard - type the word as it sounds; like type ab apna sa laga using regular English characters, hit the space bar, and Google converts it to the corresponding Hindi words.

This feature is also available in one of the widely used social networking websites - Orkut. Now, its users proudly used Hindi translation service for sending scraps not just in Hindi but also in other Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
There is no denying the fact that Google has tried to attract Hindi speaking people who want to use the Internet to meet their demands. Before the advent of Google translation service, they were compelled to sit away from the Internet and consequently Google and other search engines were unable catch millions of Hindi speaking people of India and the world. Therefore, on behalf of all Hindi speaking people, I am congratulating Google from the bottom of my heart for making their dream come true.

According to Techtree Staff
The popular Google translation service now offers Hindi translation as well. So users can now get automated translation between Hindi and English. If you want to translate some text, a Web page, or issue a query in Hindi as well as have results translated from English, you can do it here. Of the total literate Indian population, only about 13 percent are English literate. This launch would ensure that Hindi speaking users can also enjoy the benefits of the Internet, regardless of their familiarity with the English language.

Google Translator supporting Hindi language is the latest in a series of updates focused at multi-lingual users in the country. Some of the multilingual features offered by Google include Data entry, blogs, and search. Users can type in Hindi using a regular keyboard -- type the word as it sounds. For example, type "mera" using regular English characters, hit the space bar, and Google converts it to the corresponding Hindi word. This feature is also available to Orkut users for sending scraps not just in Hindi but also in other Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.