The word was chosen by an advisory panel of language experts Kritika Agrawal, Poonam Nigam Sahay and Imogen Foxell. Agrawal said amid a number of interesting and topical entries received, "aatmanirbharta" stood out because it validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic.
Oxford names Aatmanirbharta as Hindi word of the year 2020
In a statement, Oxford Languages said in the early months of the pandemic when PM Narendra Modi announced India’s COVID-19 recovery package, he emphasised the need to become self-reliant as a country, as an economy, as a society and as individuals, in a bid to navigate the perils of the pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised on Aatmanirbharta , implying self-reliance, in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the word has been named by Oxford Languages as its Hindi word of the year 2020 as it validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic .
Aatmanirbharta: Oxford’s 2020 Hindi word
IANS / Updated: Feb 3, 2021, 06:00 IST
Oxford Languages
Aatmanirbharta’ as its
Hindi Word of the Year for 2020. The word implies self-reliance, an expression or a thought that has resonated with a very wide majority of Indians in the past year.
The Oxford Hindi Word of the Year is a word or expression that is chosen to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the passing year, and have lasting potential as a term of cultural significance.
The Hindi Word of the Year 2020 was chosen by the Oxford Languages team with the help of an advisory panel of language experts comprising Kritika Agrawal, Advocate-on-Record, Polyglot and Indian language expert, Poonam
Oxford names Aatmanirbharta as Hindi Word of 2020 after PM Modi s Aatmanirbhar Bharat push
Oxford names Aatmanirbharta as Hindi Word of 2020 after PM Modi s Aatmanirbhar Bharat push
Aatmanirbharta was chosen by an advisory panel of language experts and has been named by Oxford Languages as its Hindi Word of the Year 2020.
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Oxford takes a cue from PM Modi s Atmanirbhar Bharat push.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi s emphasis on Aatmanirbharta in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, this particular word has been named by Oxford Languages as its Hindi Word of the Year 2020 as it validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic .