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Swadeshi

(swəˈdeɪʃɪ)
adj
(Economics) (in present-day India) produced within the country; not imported
n
(Historical Terms) (in British India) the encouragement of domestic production and boycott of foreign goods as part of the campaign for independence
[C20: from Bengali svadesī, from Sanskrit svadeśin, from sva one's own + deśa country]
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Summary: New Delhi [India], Sept 3 (ANI): Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), an RSS-affiliate, has termed the present economic situation as "momentary" and hoped that the country would overcome it within two-three months as the government was "sensitive" and taking all necessary steps to deal with it.
If Swachh Bharat has been inspired by Gandhi, RSS wants to use him to propagate swadeshi. The RSS will observe Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary by focusing on the swadeshi movement.
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's "Swadeshi" messaging app called "Kimbho" that aims to take on WhatsApp and WeChat has suddenly disappeared from Google Play Store.
The Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC, Sri Lanka's leading herbal-based personal care products company has received the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 International Quality Management Certificate from the Sri Lanka Standard Institute (SLSI).
His article 'Swadeshi Rail' established him as the foremost Urdu humourist.
Reflecting the swadeshi energy of the times, the newspaper ad also stated that the film was the "First of Indian manufacturer".
Balkrishna said people today look up to Patanjali for upholding swadeshi values.
The trade wing distributed 3,000 pamphlets with the slogan ' Chinese Bhagao, Swadeshi Apnao'.
Modi said "Mahatma Gandhi fought for Swadeshi. Does it behove us to print his photograph on imported paper Does India not have the entrepreneurs to make the paper in India"
New Delhi: Government's plan to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) faces stiff opposition from RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) which has demanded a white paper on the issue, claiming there have been more outflows than inflows.
Thiruvananthapuram Swadeshi Sangamam (TSS) Jeddah, an Indian social and cultural organization in collaboration with King Abdulaziz University Hospital conducted a blood donation camp here recently where TSS executive members and others donated their blood.