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Ghar Wapsi

Ghar Wapsi proper noun: conversion of non-Hindu people to Hinduism.

Proper noun

Ghar Wapsi

  1. (Hinduism, India) Conversion of non-Hindu people to Hinduism.

Origin of Ghar Wapsi

Transliteration of Hindi घर वापसी (ghar vāpsī, literally “to return home”), from घर (ghar, “home”) and वापसी (vāpsī, “return, coming back”). The term owes to the Hindu nationalist ideology that all people of India in ancient times were Hindus, so by converting to Hinduism they were returning to the religion of their ancestors.

Questions about Ghar Wapsi

What does Ghar Wapsi mean?
Ghar Wapsi means conversion of non-Hindu people to Hinduism.
What part of speech is Ghar Wapsi?
Ghar Wapsi is a proper noun.

Words near Ghar Wapsi in the dictionary

  1. Ghans
  2. ghanta
  3. ghantas
  4. ghar soap
  5. ghar soaps
  6. Ghar Wapsi
  7. gharana
  8. gharanas
  9. Gharapuri
  10. gharara
  11. ghararas

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