Gandhigiri

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɑːndiˈɡɪɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑndiˈɡɪɹi/ Rhymes: -ɪɹi Hyphenation: Gan‧dhi‧gi‧ri === Noun === Gandhigiri (uncountable) (India) 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. [from 2006] Antonym: dadagiri ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Gandhigiri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia