English Explanatory Dictionary

Harijan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Dalit.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Harijan

Word forms

Harijan Harijans

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हरिजन (harijan, literally “Children of God”). Coined by Narsinh Mehta, a Gujarati Bhakti poet, in the 15th century and popularized by Mahatma Gandhi as an alternative to the term Dalit.

Synonyms

Dalit
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