Harijan
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Harijan (Hindustani: हरिजन (Devanagari), ہریجن (Nastaleeq); translation: "Child of Hari/Vishnu") is a term popularized by Indian revolutionary leader Mahatma Gandhi for referring to Dalits, traditionally considered to be Untouchable. However the euphemism is now regarded as condescending by many,[1] with some Dalit activists calling it insulting.[2] As a result, the Government of India and several state governments forbid or discourage its use for official purposes.[3]
Though Gandhi popularized the term harijan, it was coined by the Gujarati poet-saint Narasimha Mehta.[4][5] According to other source the medieval devotional poet Gangasati used the term to refer to herself during the Bhakti movement, a period in India that gave greater status and voice to women while challenging the legitimacy of caste. Gangasati lived around the 12th-14th centuries and wrote in the Gujarati language.[6]
Harijan, Mohandas Gandhi's publication
Gandhi started publishing a weekly journal of the same name on 11 February 1932 from Yerwada Jail during British rule.[7] He created three publications: Harijan in English (from 1933 to 1948), Harijan Bandu in Gujarati,[8] and Harijan Sevak in Hindi.[9] These newspapers found Gandhi concentrating on social and economic problems, much as his earlier English newspaper, Young India, had done from 1919 to 1932.[10]
See also
- Indian Opinion (Gandhi's newspaper originally published during his time in South Africa)
- Gandhi Heritage Portal
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- ↑ "The Sacred and Profane in the Bhakti Religious Tradition." Women Writing in India, vol 1. Tharu & Lalita, eds. Feminist Press at CUNY, 1993.
- ↑ Archives of Harijan 11 February 1933
- ↑ Harijan Bandu
- ↑ Harijan Sevak
- ↑ Gandhi As A Journalist
