sarvodaya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati સર્વોદય (sarvodya, “progress of all”), from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) + उदय (udaya). Coined by Mahatma Gandhi in his Gujarati translation of John Ruskin's Unto This Last.

Noun

sarvodaya (uncountable)

1. A philosophy that emphasises socioeconomic equality, non-violence and community development.