Harijan
/ˈhʌrɪdʒən/noun
उच्चारण हरिजन
हरिजन
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noun
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[C] old-fashioned
a name used by Gandhi for members of the communities formerly treated as untouchable in India, now generally replaced by Dalit
हरिजन
- Gandhi started a weekly paper called Harijan in 1933.
- Many Dalit leaders rejected the word Harijan as patronising.
⌂Word origin and word building
From Hindi harijan, meaning 'people of God'.
यह Hindi शब्द हरिजन से बना है, जिसका अर्थ 'हरि (ईश्वर) के जन' है।