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 ...

is an Indian concept of self-governance. Swaraj or Swarajya may also refer to:

Religion

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...

sva-rāj, self-resplendent, self-luminous, shining of one's self (said of the

Ashvins The Ashvins ( sa, अश्विन्, Aśvin, horse possessors), also known as Ashwini Kumara and Asvinau,, §1.42. are Hindu twin gods associated with medicine, health, dawn and sciences. In the ''Rigveda'', they are described as youthful div ...

, Indra, Mitra, and

Varuna Varuna (; sa, वरुण, , Malay: ''Baruna'') is a Vedic deity associated initially with the sky, later also with the seas as well as Ṛta (justice) and Satya (truth). He is found in the oldest layer of Vedic literature of Hinduism, suc ...

); the supreme Being (

Brahman In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' ( sa, ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part ...

) *

svā-rāj, the ruler of heaven, i. e. Indra

Politics

* Swarajya Sanghatana, organisation in Maharashtra, India *

Swaraj Party The Swaraj Party, established as the ''Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party'', was a political party formed in India on 1 January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, that sought greater self-government and ...

, 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 Sushma Swaraj () (''née'' Sharma; 14 February 1952 – 6 August 2019) was an Indian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. She is only ...

(1952-2019), Indian lawyer and politician *

Swaraj Kaushal Swaraj Kaushal (born 12 July 1952) is an Indian criminal lawyer practicing in New Delhi. He was designated as a senior advocate by the Supreme Court of India at age 34, and he became the Governor of Mizoram at the age of 37, serving between 1 ...

(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

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Swaraj (TV series) ''Swaraj'' () is an Indian Hindi-language historical TV serial that aired on DD National from 14 August 2022. With this serial, Doordarshan has once again tried to bring alive the tales of courage of more than 550 freedom fighters. It is a Gover ...

'', an Indian television series on

DD National DD National (formerly DD1) is a state-owned public entertainment television channel in India. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, and the oldest and most widely available terrestrial television channe ...

Other uses

* ''Swaraj'' (book), a 2012 book by Arvind Kejriwal * Swaraj Mazda, an Indian automobile manufacturer * Swaraj Tractors, an Indian tractor manufacturer * ''Swarajya'' (magazine), a weekly magazine founded in 1956, closing 1980; relaunched as a monthly and online publication since 2014

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