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Sarvodaya  

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  • The term for the social movement called Sarvodaya is a compound, formed from two Sanskrit words, meaning the uplift (udaya) of all (sarva). The term was first used by Mahatma Gandhi and later taken up by reform movements in India and Sri Lanka. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Sarvodaya Movement]

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