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

ખેડૂત

/khedut/Roman

English meaning: Farmer

Definition

A person who cultivates land and grows crops. Gujarat's farmers produce cotton, groundnut, wheat, and tobacco. The PM-KISAN and PM Kisan Maan Dhan schemes provide income support and pension to farmers.

Example

ખેડૂત ભારતની અર્થવ્યવસ્થાનો આધાર છે.

In English: The farmer is the foundation of India's economy.

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
Script
Gujarati
Family
Indo-Aryan
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