rasta roko

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi रास्ता रोको (rāstā roko, literally “stop the road”).

Noun

rasta roko (plural rasta rokos)

1. (India) a form of protest, usually involving a large number of people preventing vehicular traffic from using a busy thoroughfare.

Related terms

• rail roko (“a form of protest blocking a railway”)
• roko