Category: EconomyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
ਖੇਤੀਬਾੜੀ
/khetibadi/Roman
English meaning: Agriculture
Definition
The practice of farming and growing crops. Punjab is known as India's 'Granary' or 'Bread Basket' due to its highly productive agriculture, especially wheat and rice. The Green Revolution of the 1960s-70s transformed Punjab into India's food-surplus state.
Example
“ਪੰਜਾਬ ਭਾਰਤ ਦਾ ਅੰਨਦਾਤਾ ਸੂਬਾ ਹੈ।”
In English: “Punjab is India's food-providing state.”
Literary Heritage
“ਘਾਲਿ ਖਾਇ ਕਿਛੁ ਹਥਹੁ ਦੇਇ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਹੁ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ਸੇਇ।”
/Ghāli khāi kichu hathahu dei, Nānak rāhu pachāṇahi sei./
“Earn by honest labour, give with your hands — Nanak, these know the true path.”
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Language information
- Language
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- Punjabi
- Script
- Gurmukhi
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 125M