Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
સ્વ-શાસન
/swa-shasan/Roman
English meaning: Self-governance
Gujarati Definition
(ગુજરાતી)ઉ.
English Definition
The capacity of a group to govern itself without external control. Gujarat has a tradition of self-governing merchant guilds (mahajans), village panchayats, and cooperatives. Urban local bodies (Ahmedabad, Surat municipal corporations) exercise significant self-governance powers.
Example
“ઉ.”
In English: “Gujarat's strong cooperative and panchayat institutions embody the spirit of self-governance.”
Literary Heritage
“સ્વરાજ ઉપરથી નહિ, નીચેથી ઊભું થાય.”
/Svarāja uparathaṃ nahi, nīcheṭhaṃ ūbhūṃ thāya./
“Self-rule rises not from above but from below.”
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