Oxford has revealed “Aatmanirbharta” as its Hindi word of the year 2020. Aatmanirbharta’ implying self-reliance was chosen by an advisory panel of language experts Kritika Agrawal, Poonam Nigam Sahay and Imogen Foxell. The word bears great significance in the pandemic-stricken year as it “validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic”.
In a statement, Oxford Languages said in the early months of the pandemic when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s Covid-19 recovery package, he emphasized the need to become self-reliant as a country, in a bid to navigate the perils of the pandemic.
One of the standout successes of the entire ‘Aatmanirbhar’ Bharat or self-reliant India campaign is the large-scale manufacturing of the COVID-19 vaccine in India. During the Republic Day parade, the Department of Biotechnology highlighted the ‘Aatmanirbhar’ Bharat campaign and showcased the COVID-19 vaccine development process in its tableau at Rajpath.
“In an unprecedented year, ‘aatmanirbharta’ found resonance with a wide cross-section of people as it is seen to be an answer to the revival of a COVID-impacted economy,” said Oxford University Press India managing director Sivaramarkrishnan Venkateswaran.
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