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Detailed explanation-1: -’Aatmanirbharta’ implying self-reliance has been named by Oxford Languages as its Hindi word of the year 2020 as it “validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic”.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Oxford Hindi Word of the Year is a word or expression that is chosen to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the passing year, and have lasting potential as a term of cultural significance. The Oxford Hindi Word of the Year 2020 is… Aatmanirbharta or Self-Reliance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Goblin mode: Oxford Word of the Year 2022-Times of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explained: How was ‘Aatmanirbharta’ chosen as the Hindi Word of the Year by Oxford Languages?

Detailed explanation-5: -For the first time, the Oxford English Dictionary has chosen not to name a word of the year, describing 2020 as “a year which cannot be neatly accommodated in one single word”.