bandh
/bʌnd/noun
उच्चारण बन्ड
बंद, हड़ताल
Core word
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[C] Indian English
a general strike in which shops, offices, schools and transport are closed, usually called by a political party or other group as a protest
बंद, हड़ताल
- The opposition has called a bandh in the state tomorrow.
- Schools and markets remained closed during the bandh.
- Buses stayed off the road because of the bandh.
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- The traders' association announced a bandh to protest the new tax.
- Tourists were stranded in the city during the two-day bandh.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
call / observe / enforce a bandh
A party or group calls a bandh, and people observe or support it; the authorities may try to enforce or ban it.
कोई दल या संगठन bandh का आह्वान करता है ('call a bandh'), लोग उसका पालन करते या समर्थन करते हैं, और प्रशासन उसे लागू करने या रोकने का प्रयास कर सकता है।
- The opposition parties called a bandh to protest against the fuel price rise.
- Most shops in the town observed the bandh.
a bandh + for / against / on
Say what the bandh is against with 'against' or 'in protest against', and the day with 'on'.
Bandh किसके विरोध में है यह 'against' या 'in protest against' से और दिन 'on' से बताया जाता है।
- A bandh against the new law was announced on Monday.
- Schools remained closed on the day of the bandh.
bandh + noun / bandh-related
Bandh is used as a modifier for the call, the day or the effect: bandh call, bandh day, bandh supporters.
'Bandh' आह्वान, दिन या प्रभाव के modifier के रूप में आता है: bandh call, bandh day, bandh supporters।
- Police were posted at bus stands because of the bandh call.
- Bandh supporters blocked the railway track for an hour.
bandh is called off / withdrawn
A bandh can be called off, withdrawn or lifted. These are passive-friendly phrases found in news reports.
Bandh को call off, withdraw या lift किया जा सकता है; समाचारों में ये phrases प्रायः passive में मिलते हैं।
- The bandh was called off after the talks with the minister.
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verb + bandh
callobserveenforcesupportcall offwithdraw
- The union called off the bandh after the government agreed to its demands.
adjective + bandh
completetotalpartialstatewidepeaceful12-hour
- The statewide bandh was largely peaceful.
bandh + effect
hit lifeparalyse transportaffect tradekeep schools shut
- The bandh paralysed transport across the district.
type of bandh
Bharat bandhdawn-to-dusk bandhcity bandhtraders' bandh
- Hospitals and ambulances were exempted from the dawn-to-dusk bandh.
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- Buses stayed off the roads and markets stayed shut during the bandh.
बंद के दौरान बसें सड़कों से गायब रहीं और बाज़ार बंद रहे।
- Radhika could not reach the exam centre on time because of the bandh.
बंद के कारण राधिका परीक्षा केंद्र समय पर नहीं पहुँच सकी।
- The High Court has said that no group may force shopkeepers to close during a bandh.
उच्च न्यायालय ने कहा है कि कोई भी समूह bandh के दौरान दुकानदारों को दुकान बंद करने के लिए बाध्य नहीं कर सकता।
- Daily wage workers suffer most when a bandh continues for several days.
जब कई दिन तक बंद चलता है, तब दिहाड़ी मज़दूरों को सबसे अधिक कष्ट होता है।
- The traders' association announced a one-day bandh against the new tax.
व्यापारी संघ ने नए कर के विरोध में एक दिन के बंद की घोषणा की।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all describe stopping normal activity as a protest, but they differ in who stops and how.
ये सभी शब्द विरोध में सामान्य गतिविधि रोकने को बताते हैं, पर कौन रोकता है और कैसे, इसमें अंतर है।
A general closure of shops, offices and transport, often called by a political group and sometimes enforced on others.
दुकानों, कार्यालयों और परिवहन का सामान्य बंद, प्रायः किसी राजनीतिक समूह द्वारा बुलाया जाता है और कभी-कभी दूसरों पर थोपा भी जाता है।
- The bandh closed every shop in the town.
Workers stop working to demand better pay or conditions; it is about work, not the whole town.
कर्मचारी बेहतर वेतन या परिस्थितियों की माँग के लिए काम बंद करते हैं; यह काम से जुड़ा है, पूरे शहर से नहीं।
- The bank employees went on strike for two days.
Refusing to buy, use or take part in something as a protest.
विरोध में किसी चीज़ को खरीदने, उपयोग करने या उसमें भाग लेने से इनकार करना।
- Parents threatened to boycott the school functions.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a group calls a bandh, and people observe or support it.
Usage में कोई संगठन bandh call करता है, और लोग उसे observe या support करते हैं।