गांधीगिरी

Hindi

FWOTD – 2 October 2019

Etymology

गांधी (gāndhī) +‎ -गिरी (-girī), originating from Bombay Hindi. Popularized in 2006 by the movie Lage Raho Munna Bhai.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː.ɡɪ.ɾiː/, [ɡä̃ːn̪.d̪ʱiː.ɡɪ.ɾiː]

Noun

गांधीगिरी • (gāndhīgirī) f

1. (neologism) The practice of the ideals of Mohandas Gandhi, including nonviolence, satyagraha, and honesty. [from 21st c.]
   • 2019 February 14, “नहीं सुधर रहा निगम, शुरू हुई गांधीगिरी”, in प्रभात खबर‎^[1]:

     मुख्य बाजार का कोढ़ बन चुके लोहापट्टी में जलजमाव की समस्या से निजात पाने के लिए दुकानदारों ने अब गांधीगिरी शुरू कर दी है.

     mukhya bājār kā koṛh ban cuke lohāpaṭṭī mẽ jalajmāv kī samasyā se nijāt pāne ke lie dukāndārõ ne ab gāndhīgirī śurū kar dī hai.

     To escape the problem of water-blockage in Lohapatti, as bad as a disease for Main Market, shop-owners have now begun a Gandhian non-violent protest.