Oxford University Press has selected 'Aatmanirbharta' (self-reliance) as the Hindi Word of the Year for 2020. The publisher said the in the early months of the pandemic when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India's COVID-19 recovery package, he emphasised the need to become self-reliant as a country, as an economy, as a society and as individuals, in a bid to navigate the perils of the pandemic.

'Aatmanirbharta', or self-reliance, is Oxford’s Hindi Word of the Year for 2020 

The word gained popularity due to Aadhaar card which was in news last year

Aadhaar is Oxford dictionary's Hindi word of 2017

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'Aatmanirbharta', or self-reliance, is Oxford’s Hindi Word of the Year for 2020

Aadhaar is Oxford dictionary's Hindi word of 2017