Gandhigiri
Syllables: Gan·dhi·gi·ri/ɡɑːndiˈɡɪɹi/US/ɡɑndiˈɡɪɹi/
Gandhigiri noun: the practice of Gandhism (“the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, encompassing tenets such as non-violent activism”), often expressed through unorthodox forms of activism such as depositing flowers or planting trees.
Noun
Gandhigiri (uncountable)
- The practice of Gandhism (“the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, encompassing tenets such as non-violent activism”), often expressed through unorthodox forms of activism such as depositing flowers or planting trees.
- "Gandhigiri showed us a way of judging a person's character and this is a tip [I] have been using in office and social gatherings ever since I saw the movie," Shweta [Polanki] says. […] "My impressions of Gandhi have changed post-Gandhigiri. Though I may not implement all that is said in the...2006 September 26, Mridula Chunduri, “Gandhigiri, a cool way to live”, in The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra: The Times Group, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2022
- Politicians in the state can keep their hair on. They may soon face Gandhigiri with a startling twist. Maharashtra's barber community has decided not to give them a haircut or a shave because they have not done anything about the barbers' demand for scheduled caste status.2008 August 27, “Nagpur barbers split hair over SC [scheduled caste] status”, in The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra: The Times Group, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 May 2022
- Antonyms:
- dadagiri
Gandhigiri meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam
Gandhigiri in Hindi
- practice of Gandhism, often expressed through unorthodox forms of activism
- गांधीगिरी gāndhīgirī
Gandhigiri in Tamil
- practice of Gandhism, often expressed through unorthodox forms of activism
- காந்திகிரி kāntikiri
Gandhigiri in Marathi
- practice of Gandhism, often expressed through unorthodox forms of activism
- गांधीगिरी gāndhīgirī
Gandhigiri in Malayalam
- practice of Gandhism, often expressed through unorthodox forms of activism
- ഗാന്ധിഗിരി gāndhigiri
More languagesFewer languages
- Gandhigiri in Punjabi
- ਗਾਂਧੀਗਿਰੀ gāndhīgirī
- Gandhigiri in Gujarati
- ગાંધીગીરી gā̃dhīgīrī
- Gandhigiri in Assamese
- গান্ধীগিৰি gandhigiri
Antonyms of Gandhigiri
Origin of Gandhigiri
Borrowed from Bombay Hindi गांधीगिरी (gāndhīgirī), from Hindi गांधी (gāndhī) (the surname of the Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) who used non-violent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule) + -गिरी (-girī, “suffix meaning ‘the act of; doing’”). The Hindi word was coined in the movie Lage Raho Munna Bhai (Keep Going, Munna Bhai, 2006), in which it was used by the lead character who is a gangster in contrast to dadagiri (“gang rule; intimidating behaviour”).
Questions about Gandhigiri
- What does Gandhigiri mean?
- Gandhigiri means the practice of Gandhism (“the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, encompassing tenets such as non-violent activism”), often expressed through unorthodox forms of activism such as depositing flowers or planting trees.
- What is Gandhigiri in Hindi?
- Gandhigiri in Hindi is गांधीगिरी (gāndhīgirī). See Gandhigiri meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Gandhigiri?
- Gandhigiri is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Gandhigiri?
- Gandhigiri is pronounced /ɡɑːndiˈɡɪɹi/ (UK).
Words near Gandhigiri in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Gandhigiri (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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