'Samvidhaan' is Oxford's Hindi word of 2019

‘Samvidhaan’ or Constitution has been dubbed as the Oxford Hindi Word of 2019 by Oxford University Press (OUP) on Tuesday, saying it received widespread attention in the year which was witness to the spirit of the Indian Constitution being embraced across segments of the society.

It said the word was chosen as 2019 saw the values of democracy, secularism, justice, liberty, equality and fraternity being tested on the touchstone of the Constitution or ‘Samvidhaan’.

Oxford University Press justified their decision by saying that the Indian Constitution was until this year only something which was relevant to trained professionals like members of the government, police, lawyers, judges and legislators, but it was in 2019 that the Constitution found renewed significance among common citizens.The Oxford Hindi Word of the Year is a word or expression that has attracted a great deal of attention and reflects the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the past year.