'Atmanirbharta': Hindi word of Year 2020 by Oxford Dictionary
“As we enter 2021, one of the standout successes of the entire Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign is the large-scale manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccine in India,” she added.
The Weekly Mail Team 
LONDON: ‘Aatmanirbharta’, which implies self-reliance has been chosen by Oxford Dictionary as its Hindi Word of Year 2020 as it “validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic”.
Kritika Agrawal, a member of the advisory panel justified this selection and said: “In an address to the nation in early May 2020, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s Covid-19 recovery package, he emphasised the need of becoming self-reliant as a country, as an economy, as a society, and as individuals, in a bid to navigate the perils of a pandemic. The Prime Minister elaborated on this, noting that Aatmanirbhar Bharat is not about being self-contained or being closed to the world, it is about being self-sustaining and self-generating. We saw a significant increase in the usage of Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) following the Prime Minister’s address, highlighting its increased prominence as a phrase and concept in the public lexicon.”
“As we enter 2021, one of the standout successes of the entire Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign is the large-scale manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccine in India,” she added.
The Hindi Word of the Year is chosen to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the on going periods of year that proves to be an ever lasting word of cultural significance.
