Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ഭൂമി
/bhoomi/Roman
English meaning: Land / Earth
Definition
The solid surface of the Earth or an area of ground, especially as property. Land ownership and rights have been central to Kerala's social history, culminating in the landmark land reforms of 1963-1970 that redistributed 1.7 million acres.
Example
“ഭൂ ഉടമസ്ഥാവകാശം ഒരു ബഹുജന സ്വപ്നം ആയിരുന്നു.”
In English: “Land ownership was a mass aspiration.”
Literary Heritage
“ഒരു ജാതി ഒരു മതം ഒരു ദൈവം മനുഷ്യന്”
/oru jāti oru mataṃ oru daivaṃ manuṣyan/
“One caste, one religion, one God for humanity.”
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- Dravidian
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