हिंदी भाषा केंद्र or Hindi Language Academy offers projects & activities based, online Hindi and Indian culture classes through real-life scenarios to children and youths.

HLA is focused on imparting learning experiences for Heritage & Non-Heritage learners through the principles of World-Readiness Standards & ACTFL guidelines. We also prepare High school students and interested individuals for the Seal Of Biliteracy test.

We are a group of well-trained, experienced, and passionate teachers who have come together to provide the best instructional approach to Hindi learning to today’s 21st-century learners. Over the last decade, we have taught in several Federal government-funded Hindi programs that follow stringent World-Readiness Standards for the teaching of World Languages. We have also managed and taught in Community-Based Hindi schools in the Tri-state area and come to understand the Indian community’s need to teach their children the language and culture of their own homeland in the most productive and effective manner so that they develop a lifelong love for the land of their origin.

HLA is conducted by ESHA (Educators Society for Heritage of IndiA) a non-profit 501(C)3 Educational organization incorporated in NJ in 2003. ESHA website: www.ESHAusa.org has many resources on the heritage of India, including Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, Spirituality, Science, History, Hindi Teaching, and various aspects of the Culture of India that are useful, helpful, interesting, and a source of pride for the students of Indian heritage to know about.

Our “About Us” section would be incomplete without the loving remembrance of ESHA’s founder and our beloved Dr. Ved Prakash Chaudhary. His support and trust laid the foundation and paved the way for the success of HLA.

Dr. Ved Chaudhary came to the US in 1965 for higher studies received a Ph.D. in 1970 and worked at Bell Laboratories and Bell Communications Research for almost thirty years and held many executive positions. Subsequently, New Jersey Governor appointed him Assistant Commissioner in the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. He served as Founder and President of the ‘Educators Society for Heritage of India (ESHA)’ and arranged Hindi StarTalk camps for school-aged children. He served as an Adviser to the Board of ‘The national Asian American Education Foundation’, devoted to furthering equal opportunity in the workplace and equal justice for all Asian Americans.

Dr. Chaudhary was a co-founder and Board member of ‘Hindu American Seva Charities’ which hosts an annual White House Conference for Dharmic communities, to inspire and engage Dharmic youth and organizations in community service projects. Dharmic communities include Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs. He shared a Hindu/Dharmic worldview at interfaith events and served as an Advisor to ‘Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought’. He was deeply inspired by Bhagavad Geeta and authored his own interpretation titled “Concise Geeta” which was one of his life’s most important works. He had formerly served as a Trustee of Rutgers, the State University of NJ; as Vice Chair of the US Commission on Civil Rights NJ Committee; as a Member of NJ Governor’s Ethnic Advisory Council; and as a Fellow of ‘Leadership New Jersey’, a coalition of Government, Industry, and Non-profits.

We miss his physical presence in our life but we know his divine presence and blessings will always guide us on the right path.