Swadeshi

[ swuh-dey-shee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a political movement in British India that encouraged domestic production and the boycott of foreign, especially British, goods as a step toward home rule.

Swadeshi

/ swəˈdeɪʃɪ /

(in British India) the encouragement of domestic production and boycott of foreign goods as part of the campaign for independence

1900–05; < Hindi or Bengali svadesī, equivalent to sva- self, own + desī native

C20: from Bengali svadesī, from Sanskrit svadeśin, from sva one's own + deśa country

Following out the Swadeshi spirit, I observe the indigenous institutions and the village panchayats hold me.

After much thinking I have arrived at a definition of Swadeshi that, perhaps, best illustrates my meaning.

Hinduism has become a conservative religion and, therefore, a mighty force because of the Swadeshi spirit underlying it.

We have laboured under a terrible handicap owing to an almost fatal departure from the Swadeshi spirit.

There now remains for me to consider one more objection that has been raised against Swadeshi.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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