Swaraj
Swarāj (, IAST: , ) can mean generally self-governance or "self-rule". 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 ...
is an Indian concept of self-governance.
Swaraj or Swarajya may also refer to:
Religion
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Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
sva-rāj, self-resplendent, self-luminous, shining of one's self (said of the
Ashvins
The Ashvins (, ), also known as the Ashvini Kumaras and Asvinau,, §1.42. are Hindu deities, Hindu Divine twins, twin gods associated with medicine, health, healing, sciences, and the twilight. In the ''Rigveda'', they are described as youthf ...
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Indra
Indra (; ) is the Hindu god of weather, considered the king of the Deva (Hinduism), Devas and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes
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Mitra
''Mitra'' (Proto-Indo-Iranian language, Proto-Indo-Iranian: wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mitrás, ''*mitrás'') is the name of an Indo-Iranians#Religion, Indo-Iranian divinity that predates the Rigveda, Rigvedic Mitra (Hindu god), Mitrá ...
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Varuna
Varuna (; , ) is a Hindu god. He is one of the earliest deities in pantheon, whose role underwent a significant transformation from the Vedic to the Puranic periods. In the early Vedic era, Varuna is seen as the god-sovereign, ruling the sky ...
); the supreme Being (
Brahman
In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' (; IAST: ''Brahman'') connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality of the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part XII In the ...
)
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Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
svā-rāj, the ruler of heaven, i. e.
Indra
Indra (; ) is the Hindu god of weather, considered the king of the Deva (Hinduism), Devas and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes
Indra is the m ...
Politics
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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.
Chauri Chaura
The Swaraj Party was formed on 1 January 1923 by Indi ...
, Swarajaya Party, or Swarajya Party, an Indian political party formed in 1922
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Swaraj Party (Burma), a political party active in Burma in the 1920s
People
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Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj (''née'' Sharma; 14 February 1952 – 6 August 2019; ) was an Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Delhi, and also the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi ...
(1952–2019), Indian lawyer and politician
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Swaraj Kaushal
Swaraj Kaushal (born 12 July 1952) is an Indian criminal lawyer practising 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 19 ...
(born 1952), Indian lawyer and politician, husband of Sushma Swaraj
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Swaraj Parkash
Vice Admiral Swaraj Parkash, PVSM, MVC, AVSM (3 September 1923 – 20 January 2004) was a Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He was the Captain of the aircraft carrier during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 for which he was decorated with India' ...
(1923–2008), Indian naval officer
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Swaraj Prakash Gupta (1931–2007), Indian archaeologist and art historian
Entertainment
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Swaraj (TV series)
''Swaraj'' () is an Indian historical TV series aired on DD National from 14 August 2022. With this serial, Doordarshan again tried to bring alive the tales of courage of more than 550 freedom fighters. It is a Government of India project and ...
'', an Indian television series on
DD National
DD National (formerly DD1) is an Indian state-owned entertainment television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is the flagshi ...
Other uses
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''Swaraj'' (book), a 2012 book by Arvind Kejriwal
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Swaraj Mazda
SML Isuzu Limited (SMLI) is a commercial vehicle manufacturer established in 1983. SMLI produces and sells buses, ambulances and customized vehicles. Sumitomo Corporation and Isuzu hold a 44% and 15% stake of the company respectively.
The co ...
, an Indian automobile manufacturer
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Swaraj Tractors
Punjab Tractors was the first Indian company to indigenously manufacture agricultural tractors in India, aptly named as Swaraj – giving a new dimension to the concept of self-reliance put forth by MK Gandhi. The seeds of this organization we ...
, an Indian tractor manufacturer
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''Swarajya'' (magazine), a weekly magazine founded in 1956, closing 1980; relaunched as a monthly and online publication since 2014
See also
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Hindavi Swarajya
Hindavi Swarajya (; "self-rule of Hindu people") is a term attributed to Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Kingdom. After Shivaji's death, the term ''swarajya'' came into widespread use, without "Hindavi" but rather associated with "Maratha". A ...
, a term for socio-political movements seeking to remove foreign military and political influences from India, first used in 1645
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Indian Home Rule movement
The Indian Home Rule movement was a movement in British India on the lines of the Irish Home Rule movement and other home rule movements. The movement lasted around two years between 1916–1918 and is believed to have set the stage for the In ...
, founded in 1916 to obtain the status of Dominion for India within the British Empire
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