Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
स्वातंत्र्य
/swatantrya/Roman
English meaning: Freedom / Independence
Definition
The state of being free from oppressive restrictions. India gained independence on 15 August 1947. Maharashtra contributed numerous freedom fighters including Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who called Swaraj 'my birthright', and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Example
“बाळ गंगाधर टिळकांनी म्हटले, 'स्वराज्य हा माझा जन्मसिद्ध हक्क आहे.'”
In English: “Bal Gangadhar Tilak said, 'Swaraj is my birthright.'”
Literary Heritage
“जय जय रघुवीर समर्थ! मराठ्यांची कीर्ती अखिल जगात पसरली”
/jaya jaya raguvīra samartha! marāṭhyāṃcī kīrtī akhila jagāta pasaralī/
“Victory, victory, O Raghuvir Samartha! The fame of the Marathas spread throughout the world.”
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Language information
- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M