'Aatmanirbhartha' named Oxford 'Hindi Word of 2020' - know why
The word was chosen by an advisory panel of language experts Kritika Agrawal, Poonam Nigam Sahay and Imogen Foxell. Agrawal said amid a number of interesting and topical entries received, "aatmanirbharta" stood out because it validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic.
Feb 03, 2021, 08:01 AM IST
'Aatmanirbharta' named Oxford Hindi word of 2020, in boost to PM Narendra Modi's call for self-reliant India
In a statement, Oxford Languages said in the early months of the pandemic when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India's COVID-19 recovery package, he emphasised the need to become self-reliant as a country, as an economy, as a society and as individuals, in a bid to navigate the perils of the pandemic.
Feb 02, 2021, 22:08 PM IST
