dharna
/ˈdɑːnə/noun
उच्चारण डार्न
धरना
Core word
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[C, U] Indian English
a peaceful protest in which people sit outside a building or in a public place, sometimes without eating, until their demands are met
धरना
- Farmers staged a dharna outside the collector's office.
- The teachers have been sitting on dharna for three days.
- Villagers began a dharna outside the district office.
+ 2 more examples
- The union leader called off the dharna after talks.
- Hundreds of workers sat on dharna in the hot sun.
Synonyms sit-in protest demonstration
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
stage / hold a dharna
Dharna is a countable noun. The usual verbs are stage, hold, sit on or go on a dharna.
'Dharna' countable noun है। इसके साथ प्रायः stage, hold, sit on या go on क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- The workers staged a dharna outside the collector's office.
- Farmers went on a dharna against the new rule.
on dharna / sit on dharna
The phrase on dharna means taking part in this kind of sit-in. A group sits on dharna.
'On dharna' का अर्थ इस प्रकार के धरने में शामिल होना है। समूह 'sits on dharna'।
- Teachers sat on dharna at the district headquarters.
dharna against / for / at
Use against for what is opposed, for for what is demanded and at for the place.
जिसका विरोध हो उसके लिए 'against', जिसकी माँग हो उसके लिए 'for' और स्थान के लिए 'at' आता है।
- The dharna against the transfer lasted three days.
- A dharna for better roads began at the town hall.
dharna as a peaceful protest
A dharna is non-violent. In English reports it is often explained as a sit-in protest.
धरना अहिंसक होता है। अंग्रेज़ी समाचारों में इसे प्रायः sit-in protest कहकर समझाया जाता है।
- The dharna remained peaceful, and no one was arrested.
dharna vs strike and rally
A dharna is a sit-in; a strike is a stoppage of work; a rally is a march or gathering. Do not use the words for one another.
Dharna बैठकर किया जाने वाला विरोध है; strike काम बंद करना है; rally जुलूस या सभा है। इन शब्दों को आपस में न बदलें।
- The workers did not strike; they held a dharna at the factory gate.
+Collocations 5
verb + dharna
stageholdorganisecall offend
- The union called off the dharna after talks with the minister.
adjective + dharna
peacefulindefinitesymbolicday-longsilent
- They began an indefinite dharna at the gate.
dharna + noun
siteleaderparticipantsvenuecall
- The dharna site was cleared by the police.
dharna + reason
over payagainst price risefor jobsfor land rightsfor justice
- Villagers sat on a dharna for land rights.
dharna + organiser
unionparty workersvillagersstudentsteachers
- The students' union announced a dharna on Monday.
“More examples 5
- The former students staged a dharna to demand the publication of the result.
पूर्व विद्यार्थियों ने परिणाम घोषित करने की माँग के लिए धरना दिया।
- The leader sat on a one-day dharna outside the Vidhan Sabha.
नेता विधान सभा के बाहर एक दिन के धरने पर बैठे।
- Gandhiji's style of protest influenced the tradition of dharna in India.
गांधीजी की विरोध-शैली ने भारत में धरने की परंपरा को प्रभावित किया।
- Radhika's essay on peaceful protest included the meaning of dharna and satyagraha.
राधिका के शांतिपूर्ण विरोध पर निबंध में धरना और सत्याग्रह का अर्थ शामिल था।
- Traffic was disturbed because of a dharna on the main road.
मुख्य सड़क पर धरने के कारण यातायात बाधित हुआ।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: you stage a dharna or sit on dharna.
Usage में stage a dharna या sit on dharna कहा जाता है।