Meaning & use
bandh
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Meaning
nouncountableIndianregional
A general strike in India in which shops, offices, and transport close as a protest, usually called by a political party or group.
Grammar: Countable: a bandh, the bandh, bandhs. Often used with call, observe, or enforce.
Patterns
- call a bandh
- observe a bandh
- a bandh called by someone
The opposition party called a bandh to protest the new tax.
Shops were closed because of a bandh in the city.
The bandh brought public transport to a halt for two days.
Word forms
| plural | bandhs |
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Common combinations
- call a bandh
- The unions decided to call a bandh next week.
- observe a bandh
- Many businesses observed the bandh in support of the farmers.
- enforce a bandh
- Activists tried to enforce the bandh by blocking roads.
- a bandh called by
- The bandh called by the opposition was peaceful.
Synonyms and how they differ
Commonly confused: bandh or band?
bandh vs band
Band means a group of musicians or a strip of material. Bandh is a South Asian protest strike.
Practice
The political party decided to ______ a bandh to protest the new law.
Choose one answer.
In Indian English, the usual verb with bandh is 'call' (call a bandh). 'Make', 'do', and 'take' are not used with bandh in this sense.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “bandh”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.