self-help

• ⇰ स्वावलम्बन

• ⇰ The act of aiding one's self, without depending on the aid of others.
• ⇰ The right or fact of redressing or preventing wrongs by one's own action without recourse to legal proceedings, as in self-defense, distress, abatement of a nuisance, etc.
• ⇰ developing one's capabilities or solving one's own problems, especially psychological problems, without the assistance of a professional, by independent study or by association with other individuals having similar interests.

• ⇰ of, pertaining to, or useful for the process of developing one's capabilities or solving one's problems; <as>as, <ex>self-help</ex> books on writing for profit</as>.