Swadeshi
a political movement in British India that encouraged domestic production and the boycott of foreign, especially British, goods as a step toward home rule.
Origin of Swadeshi
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How to use Swadeshi in a sentence
Following out the Swadeshi spirit, I observe the indigenous institutions and the village panchayats hold me.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiAfter much thinking I have arrived at a definition of Swadeshi that, perhaps, best illustrates my meaning.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiHinduism has become a conservative religion and, therefore, a mighty force because of the Swadeshi spirit underlying it.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiWe have laboured under a terrible handicap owing to an almost fatal departure from the Swadeshi spirit.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiThere now remains for me to consider one more objection that has been raised against Swadeshi.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma Gandhi
British Dictionary definitions for Swadeshi
/ (swəˈdeɪʃɪ) /
(in present-day India) produced within the country; not imported
(in British India) the encouragement of domestic production and boycott of foreign goods as part of the campaign for independence
Origin of Swadeshi
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