dharna
noun
(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
dhurna
-
a variation of
dharna.
Example Sentences
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We must then refrain from sitting dhurna, we must refrain from crying 'shame, shame' to anybody, we must not use any coercion to persuade our people to adopt our way.
From Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation by Mahatma Gandhi
