name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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sarvodaya
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noun
Meaning 2
A philosophy that emphasises socioeconomic equality, non-violence and community development.
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Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्वोदय (sarvodaya).
Borrowed from Gujarati સર્વોદય (sarvodya, “progress of all”), from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) + उदय (udaya). Coined by Mahatma Gandhi in his Gujarati translation of John Ruskin's Unto This Last.
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