swadeshi

Meaning

Noun

A policy of nationalist self-sufficiency in India, involving the revival and promotion of domestic production and the boycott of British products.

Origin

. is derived from Sanskrit स्वदेश, from स्व (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swé) + देश (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-).

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