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Swarajya Sanghatan
Swaraj is an Indian concept of self-governance. Swaraj or Swarajya may also refer to: Religion * Sanskrit language, Sanskrit sva-rāj, self-resplendent, self-luminous, shining of one's self (said of the Ashvins, Indra, Mitra, and Varuna); the supreme Being (Brahman) * Sanskrit language, Sanskrit svā-rāj, the ruler of heaven, i. e. Indra Politics * Swarajya Sanghatana, organisation in Maharashtra, India * Swaraj Party, Swarajaya Party, or Swarajya Party, an Indian political party formed in 1922 * Swaraj Party (Burma), a political party active in Burma in the 1920s People * Sushma Swaraj (1952-2019), Indian lawyer and politician * Swaraj Kaushal (born 1952), Indian lawyer and politician, husband of Sushma Swaraj * Swaraj Parkash (1923-2008), Indian naval officer * Swaraj Prakash Gupta (1931–2007), Indian archaeologist and art historian Entertainment *''Swaraj (TV series)'', an Indian television series on DD National Other uses * Swaraj (book), ''Swaraj'' (book), a 2012 book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swaraj
Swarāj ( sa, स्वराज, translit=Svarāja '' sva-'' "self", '' raj'' "rule") can mean generally self-governance or "self-rule". It was first used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to attain self rule from the Mughal Empire and the Adil Shahi and Nizam Shahi Sultanates. Later, the term was used synonymously with "home-rule" by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati and later on by Mahatma Gandhi, but the word usually refers to Gandhi's concept of Indian independence from foreign domination. Swaraj lays stress on governance, not by a hierarchical government, but by self-governance through individuals and community building. The focus is on political decentralisation. Since this is against the political and social systems followed by Britain, Gandhi's concept of Swaraj advocated India's discarding British political, economic, bureaucratic, legal, military, and educational institutions. S. Satyamurti, Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru were among a contrasting group of Swarajists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |