bandh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi बंध (bandh, closure), from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of bund (a type of enclosure).

Noun

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bandh (plural bandhs)

  1. (South Asia) A general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work.
    • 2007, Ornit Shanri, Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat:
      The impending course of events and the patterns of violence could have readily been foreseen after the incident in Godhra, and particularly after the VHP's declaration of a state-wide bandh, both by the city's residents and government authorities []
    • 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:
      A week-long bandh was in progress. People had nothing to do.
    • 2013, Purnendu Ghosh, The Rising Sun, page 26:
      Opposition parties said that the bandh was a success. The ruling parties said the opposite. Some saw government insensitivity in the bandh and the beginning of the fight against inflationary trends.

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