Oxford names 'Aatmanirbharta' as Hindi word of the year 2020

Aatmanirbharta implying selfreliance has been named by Oxford Languages as its Hindi word of the year 2020 as it validated the daytoday achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemicThe word was chosen by an advisory panel of language experts Kritika Agrawal Poonam Nigam Sahay and Imogen FoxellThe 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 significanceIn a statement Oxford Languages said in the early months of the pandemic when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Indias COVID19 recovery package he emphasised the need to become selfreliant as a country as an economy as a society and as individuals in a bid to navigate the perils of the pandemicThere was a massive increase in the usage of aatmanirbharta following the Prime Ministers address highlighting its increased prominence as a phrase and concept in the public lexicon of India it saidOne of the standout successes of the entire Aatmanirbhar Bharat or selfreliant India campaign is the largescale manufacturing of COVID19 vaccine in India During the Republic Day parade the Department of Biotechnology highlighted the Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign and showcased the COVID19 vaccine development process in its tableau at RajpathIn an unprecedented year aatmanirbharta found resonance with a wide crosssection of people as it is seen to be an answer to the revival of a COVIDimpacted economy said Oxford University Press India managing director Sivaramarkrishnan VenkateswaranAgrawal said amid a number of interesting and topical entries received aatmanirbharta stood out because it validated the daytoday achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemicThis word gives a voice to the strength displayed by young and old alike in dealing with extended periods of isolation lack of familial support loss of livelihoods and other difficulties through sheer determination and selfreliance she saidPrevious Hindi words of the year are Aadhaar 2017 Nari Shakti 2018 and Samvidhaan 2019While the Hindi word of the year has great resonance for the year in which it was chosen it doesnt mean that the word will automatically go into any Oxford dictionariesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever