Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
समता
/samata/Roman
English meaning: Equality
Definition
The state of being equal in status, rights, and opportunities. Dr. Ambedkar's life work was the pursuit of samata — social equality for all irrespective of caste. His Constitution enshrines equality as a fundamental right, making India one of the few nations to explicitly ban untouchability.
Example
“डॉ. आंबेडकरांनी समतेसाठी आजीवन संघर्ष केला.”
In English: “Dr. Ambedkar fought all his life for equality.”
Antonyms / Opposites
- विषमता
Literary Heritage
“जाती भेद नको, धर्म भेद नको, माणूस माणसाशी माणसासारखा वागो”
/jātī bheda nako, dharma bheda nako, māṇūsa māṇasāśī māṇasāsārakha vāgo/
“No caste distinctions, no religious divisions — let person treat person as a human being.”
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Language information
- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M