Hungryalism

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noun

An experimental movement in arts and literature in West Bengal, India, during the period 1961-1965, claiming that India was in the grip of sarvagrass, meaning that its culture fed on all the morsels available to it from all over the world.

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Meanings

nounHungryalism (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableAn experimental movement in arts and literature in West Bengal, India, during the period 1961-1965, claiming that India was in the grip of sarvagrass, meaning that its culture fed on all the morsels available to it from all over the world.

Origin

The word was derived from Geoffrey Chaucer's line "in sowre hungry tyme".

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APA

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

MLA

“Hungryalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hungryalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hungryalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hungryalism.

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