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Visual Thesaurus for 'Swaraj'

Design Requirement: In the process of working together, Global Gandhian Movement for Swaraj (GGMS) and Design & People developed the idea of "Swaraj in Design". It seemed so much in place and relevant to the work Design & People doing so far — bringing Design to the idea of Swaraj. Once the most used in India, the word Swaraj is more or less disappeared from our everyday vocabulary. While the word 'Swaraj' was added to the recent edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), it seems to be difficult to see the word and the right meaning associated with it in our own dictionaries including the Sanskrit dictionary. Both GGMS and Design & People felt the need to develop a Visual Thesaurus for 'Swaraj' which could illuminate the sacred word once again with much more clarity on synonyms associated with it.

Design & People Solution: As Mahatma Gandhi says, "Swaraj is a sacred word, a Vedic word, meaning self-rule and self-restraint, and not freedom from all restraint which 'independence' often means." After a long research and discussion on various synonyms associated, a Visual Thesaurus for the word 'Swaraj' with synonyms associated with was developed in a visual representational form. The keyword is connected to direct meanings with solid lines and is further connected with related meanings. The proximity of synonyms is structured to indicate their significance and relationship with the keyword. Synonyms, connected meanings and Antonyms are demarcated using colour codes — Green, Blue and Red respectively. (Those who develop this diagram further are requested to share the same with Design & People. Please write to us at: support@designandpeople.org)

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A Visual Thesaurus for the word 'Swaraj' with synonyms associated with it in a visual representational form - developed by Design & People and Global Gandhian Movement for Swaraj. The keyword is connected to direct meanings with solid lines and is further connected with related meanings. The proximity of synonyms is structured to indicate their significance and relationship with the keyword. Synonyms, connected meanings and Antonyms are demarcated using colour codes - Green, Blue and Red respectively.

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