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What is a bandh?

What is a bandh? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (India) 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.
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Business establishments including the women market vendors observed a spontaneous bandh in protest against the killings.
Over 1,200 persons including nine Trinamool Congress MLAs, were arrested in connection with the 12-hour Bangla bandh today.
The destructive culture of bandh has ended today.
Fresh violence broke out during the day-long bandh called by the Patel outfit demanding OBC quota for the community in Gujarat, a day after the mega rally.
A week-long bandh was in progress. People had nothing to do.
Many other parts of the country were affected too because there seemed to be general agreement between most political parties that a bandh was required.

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