Ghar Wapsi

proper noun

Conversion of non-Hindu people to Hinduism.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismIndiaConversion of non-Hindu people to Hinduism.

Origin

Transliteration of Hindi घर वापसी (ghar vāpsī, literally “to return home”), from घर (ghar, “home”) and वापसी (vāpsī, “return, coming back”). The term owes to the Hindu nationalist ideology that all people of India in ancient times were Hindus, so by converting to Hinduism they were returning to the religion of their ancestors.

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Ghar Wapsi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghar%20Wapsi

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“Ghar Wapsi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghar%20Wapsi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ghar Wapsi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghar%20Wapsi.

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