In Samskrutha, ‘Graama’ refers to a Village and ‘Swagraama’ generally indicates a place which one belongs to.
A sense of belongingness to a particular place is beyond a spatial point on the map. The idea of belonging to a place encompasses the association of that spatial location with a range of social relations, the climate of the place, the creative expressions, the customary practices carried over
generations, and the interactions between a wide range of traditions.