आंदोलन (aandolan)
noun
A single core meaning: an organized movement or agitation, usually political or social. Also commonly spelled with the nasalization dot as आन्दोलन (aandolan).
Sense
1
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movement (political/social)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: आन्दोलन (aandolan, variant spelling with chandrabindu), प्रदर्शन (pradarshan, protest/demonstration), विरोध (virodh, opposition/protest), अभियान (abhiyaan, campaign)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you'll hear constantly around Indian civics and history: असहयोग आंदोलन (asahyog aandolan, the Non-Cooperation Movement), किसान आंदोलन (kisaan aandolan, the farmers' movement). It carries real weight in the news and in political conversation, and Delhi in particular -- with its protest sites and marches near India Gate or Jantar Mantar -- has made this a very live, everyday word rather than a dusty textbook term.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use आंदोलन (aandolan) for any personal 'movement' (like moving house or moving an object) -- it's reserved for organized collective action, not physical motion. 2) Confusable with प्रदर्शन (pradarshan): a प्रदर्शन (pradarshan) is a single protest/demonstration event, while आंदोलन (aandolan) is the broader sustained campaign it might be part of.
Sample Sentences:
स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन ने पूरे देश को एक साथ जोड़ दिया।
The freedom movement united the entire country.
(svatantrtaa aandolan ne poore desh ko ek saath jod diyaa।)
किसान आंदोलन आज भी लोगों की ज़ुबान पर है।
The farmers' movement is still on people's lips even today.
(kisaan aandolan aaj bhii logon kii zubaan par hai।)
अगर सरकार ने मांगें नहीं मानीं, तो आंदोलन और तेज़ होगा।
If the government doesn't accept the demands, the movement will intensify.
(agar sarkaar ne maangen nahiin maaniin, to aandolan aur tez hogaa।)
जंतर मंतर पर हर हफ़्ते कोई नया आंदोलन शुरू होता रहता है।
At Jantar Mantar, some new movement keeps starting every week.
(jantar mantar par har hafte koii nayaa aandolan shuroo hotaa rahtaa hai।)
असहयोग आंदोलन गांधीजी की सबसे बड़ी रणनीतियों में से एक था।
The Non-Cooperation Movement was one of Gandhiji's greatest strategies.
(asahyog aandolan gaandhiijii kii sabse badii ranniitiyon men se ek thaa।)
काश यह आंदोलन बिना हिंसा के ख़त्म हो जाता।
If only this movement had ended without violence.
(kaash yah aandolan binaa hinsaa ke khatm ho jaataa।)
इंडिया गेट के पास आंदोलन कर रहे छात्रों को पुलिस ने हटा दिया।
The police removed the students who were protesting near India Gate.
(indiyaa get ke paas aandolan kar rahe chhaatron ko pulis ne hataa diyaa।)
इस आंदोलन को दबाने की बहुत कोशिश की गई, पर यह चलता रहा।
Many attempts were made to suppress this movement, but it kept going.
(is aandolan ko dabaane kii bahut koshish kii gaii, par yah chaltaa rahaa।)
अगर सब लोग एकजुट हो जाएँ, तो कोई भी आंदोलन कामयाब हो सकता है।
If everyone unites, any movement can succeed.
(agar sab log ekjut ho jaaen, to koii bhii aandolan kaamyaab ho saktaa hai।)
इस बार के आंदोलन में लाखों किसान शामिल हुए थे।
Lakhs of farmers had joined this time's movement.
(is baar ke aandolan men laakhon kisaan shaamil hue the।)
भाई, तू भी उस आंदोलन में गया था क्या?
Bro, did you also go to that movement?
(bhaaii, too bhii us aandolan men gayaa thaa kyaa?)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
आंदोलन
(aandolan)
(sg.m.oblique):
आंदोलन
(aandolan)
(pl.m.direct):
आंदोलन
(aandolan)
(pl.m.oblique):
आंदोलनों
(aandolnon)