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swaraj

/swəˈrɑːdʒ/noun

उच्चारण स्वराज

स्वराज, स्वशासन

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    [U] Indian English

    self-government or independence, especially India's freedom from British rule

    स्वराज, स्वशासन

    • Leaders of the freedom movement demanded swaraj for India.
    • Gandhi believed that true swaraj also meant self-control.

    Synonyms self-rule self-government independence home rule autonomy

    Opposite colonial rule subjection

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak gave the famous slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak ने प्रसिद्ध नारा दिया 'स्वराज मेरा जन्मसिद्ध अधिकार है और मैं इसे लेकर रहूँगा'।

At its Lahore session in 1929, the Congress demanded Purna Swaraj, or complete independence, and 26 January 1930 was celebrated as Independence Day.

1929 के Lahore अधिवेशन में Congress ने Purna Swaraj यानी पूर्ण स्वतंत्रता की माँग की, और 26 जनवरी 1930 को स्वतंत्रता दिवस के रूप में मनाया गया।