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hartal

/hɑːˈtɑːl/noun

उच्चारण हार्टाल

हड़ताल, बंद

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noun
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    [C] Indian English

    the closing of shops and offices, especially as a political protest and sometimes as a sign of mourning

    हड़ताल, बंद

    • Shops remained shut as traders observed a hartal.
    • The town observed a hartal after the leader's death.

    Synonyms strike bandh shutdown stoppage

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Synonyms

strike bandh shutdown stoppage

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General knowledge

In 1919 Mahatma Gandhi called for a nationwide hartal to protest against the Rowlatt Act.

1919 में महात्मा गांधी ने Rowlatt Act के विरोध में देशव्यापी hartal का आह्वान किया था।