Harijann.

/ˈharɪdʒən/

Etymology: < Sanskrit harijana) person who has received the grace of the god Vishnu, < Hari Vishnu + jana person.

The name given by Gandhi to the ‘untouchables’ in India. Also as adj.

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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > other people of low rank or condition > [noun] > member of any low Hindu caste > member of specific low Hindu caste

Kunbi1598

pariah1613

Shudra1630

Vaishya1665

chuckler1759

bhangi1823

Kori1839

Mahar1855

sweeper1859

Kola1873

Sansi1882

Panchama1893

untouchable1909

Harijan1931

Scheduled Caste1935

Dalit1948

Scheduled Tribe1957

1931 M. K. Gandhi Bleeding Wound (1932) ix. 40 Only the other day a friend suggested to me that the word Harijana (man of God) be substituted for the word ‘antyaja’ (the ‘lastborn’) that is being used for ‘untouchables’... I am delighted to adopt that word.

1932 M. K. Gandhi Bleeding Wound (1932) App. 186 I would like to assure my Harijan friends, as I would like henceforth to name them, that..I am wedded to the whole..agreement.

1958 G. Mikes East is East 162 But the untouchables—the harijans—are still not regarded as human beings.

1960 Times 23 May 13/7 Many more Harijan children are now attending the village schools.

1966 New Statesman 11 Feb. 190/1 Already the leader of the untouchables..has won a seat in the cabinet..in recognition of the 70-odd Harijan votes cast against Desai.

1969 Times 13 Oct. (India Suppl.) p. vi/2 In Porbander, in spite of Gandhi's dream and work to eradicate untouchability and the Government's enlightened policy during the past 22 years, Harijans must still draw water from separate taps.

1973 Times 20 Aug. 12/1 Harijans, or ‘Children of God’, the name coined by Mahatma Gandhi—and now generally used—for the Untouchables.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	harijan
释义	Harijann. /ˈharɪdʒən/ Etymology: < Sanskrit harijana) person who has received the grace of the god Vishnu, < Hari Vishnu + jana person. The name given by Gandhi to the ‘untouchables’ in India. Also as adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > other people of low rank or condition > [noun] > member of any low Hindu caste > member of specific low Hindu caste Kunbi1598 pariah1613 Shudra1630 Vaishya1665 chuckler1759 bhangi1823 Kori1839 Mahar1855 sweeper1859 Kola1873 Sansi1882 Panchama1893 untouchable1909 Harijan1931 Scheduled Caste1935 Dalit1948 Scheduled Tribe1957 1931 M. K. Gandhi Bleeding Wound (1932) ix. 40 Only the other day a friend suggested to me that the word Harijana (man of God) be substituted for the word ‘antyaja’ (the ‘lastborn’) that is being used for ‘untouchables’... I am delighted to adopt that word. 1932 M. K. Gandhi Bleeding Wound (1932) App. 186 I would like to assure my Harijan friends, as I would like henceforth to name them, that..I am wedded to the whole..agreement. 1958 G. Mikes East is East 162 But the untouchables—the harijans—are still not regarded as human beings. 1960 Times 23 May 13/7 Many more Harijan children are now attending the village schools. 1966 New Statesman 11 Feb. 190/1 Already the leader of the untouchables..has won a seat in the cabinet..in recognition of the 70-odd Harijan votes cast against Desai. 1969 Times 13 Oct. (India Suppl.) p. vi/2 In Porbander, in spite of Gandhi's dream and work to eradicate untouchability and the Government's enlightened policy during the past 22 years, Harijans must still draw water from separate taps. 1973 Times 20 Aug. 12/1 Harijans, or ‘Children of God’, the name coined by Mahatma Gandhi—and now generally used—for the Untouchables. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1931
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