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Definition of swadeshi in English: swadeshiadjectiveswaˈdɛʃi Indian (of manufactured goods) made in India from materials that have also been produced in India. so much that is swadeshi is of poor quality Example sentencesExamples - He is of the view that by going in for swadeshi goods one is actually helping his neighbour.
- Nationalists had already started arguing for swadeshi, protection of Indian industry, and the impact of the economic drain on domestic capital formation so on and so forth.
- India was at last ready for a swadeshi equivalent to the New York or London Review of Books.
- Conceptualised by the Gandhi Centre for Rural Development, the ‘Eco Shop,’ planned to be set up all over the State, will serve as a nodal centre to effectively market swadeshi goods.
- Remember, in those days India was ruled by the license-permit-quota-raj and by swadeshi economics.
Origin Via Hindi from Sanskrit svadeśīya 'of one's own country', from sva 'own' + deśa 'country'; used originally with reference to a nationalist movement advocating Indian-made products. |