Category: EconomyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

સહકારી ચળવળ

/sahakari chalavaal/Roman

English meaning: Cooperative Movement

Definition

An economic movement based on cooperative enterprises owned and managed by their members. Gujarat is the birthplace of India's cooperative movement. The Amul dairy cooperative (GCMMF), founded in Anand in 1946, became a global model for cooperatives.

Example

અમૂલ ડેરી સહકારી ચળવળનો ઉત્તમ ઉદાહરણ છે.

In English: Amul Dairy is an excellent example of the cooperative movement.

Literary Heritage

સ્વદેશી એટલે ઘરઆંગણે ઉત્પન્ન કરેલ વસ્તુઓનો ઉપયોગ.

/Svadeśī eṭale gharāṃgaṇe utpanna karela vastuonī upayoga./

Swadeshi means using goods produced at our own doorstep.

Mahatma Gandhi · Freedom Fighter and Philosopher · Early 20th century

Hind Swaraj

M. K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj (Gujarati edition, 1909), ch. 18

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ગુજરાતી
Gujarati
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Gujarati
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Indo-Aryan
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