<P> Swarāj ( Hindi : स्वराज swa - `` self '' , raj `` rule '' ) can mean generally self - governance or `` self - rule '' , and was used synonymously with `` home - rule '' by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati and later on by Mahatma Gandhi , but the word usually refers to Gandhi 's concept for Indian independence from foreign domination . Swaraj lays stress on governance , not by a hierarchical government , but by self governance through individuals and community building . The focus is on political decentralisation . Since this is against the political and social systems followed by Britain , Gandhi 's concept of Swaraj advocated India 's discarding British political , economic , bureaucratic , legal , military , and educational institutions . S. Satyamurti , Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru were among a contrasting group of Swarajists who laid the foundation for parliamentary democracy in India . </P>
<P> Swarāj ( Hindi : स्वराज swa - `` self '' , raj `` rule '' ) can mean generally self - governance or `` self - rule '' , and was used synonymously with `` home - rule '' by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati and later on by Mahatma Gandhi , but the word usually refers to Gandhi 's concept for Indian independence from foreign domination . Swaraj lays stress on governance , not by a hierarchical government , but by self governance through individuals and community building . The focus is on political decentralisation . Since this is against the political and social systems followed by Britain , Gandhi 's concept of Swaraj advocated India 's discarding British political , economic , bureaucratic , legal , military , and educational institutions . S. Satyamurti , Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru were among a contrasting group of Swarajists who laid the foundation for parliamentary democracy in India . </P>
who used the word ' swaraj ' firstly
who used the word ' swaraj ' firstly
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati