Ramrajya

English

Alternative forms
  • Ram Rajya

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi रामराज्य (rāmrājya).

Proper noun

Ramrajya (uncountable)

  1. (India, Hinduism) The reign of Rama's rule in the kingdom of Ayodhya, in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
  2. (India) a utopia.
    • 1929, Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
      By Ramrajya I do not mean Hindu Raj [a Hindu state]. I mean Ramrajya Divine Raj, the Kingdom of God.
  3. (India, Hinduism, Hindutva) a government or society ruled under Hindutva.
    • 2021, OutlookIndia
      "The VHP will now focus more on establishing ' Ram Rajya ', a harmonious society based on equality, where every person will be treated with dignity." - Alok Kumar

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