hartal

hartal
The closure of shops and offices, typically as a strike

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  • Hartal — (also hartaal) is a term in many Indian languages for strike action, used often during the Indian Independence Movement. It is mass protest often involving a total shutdown of workplaces, offices, shops, courts of law as a form of civil… …   Wikipedia

  • Hartal — (Gujarati: Har = alles , immer , Tal / Tala = verschließen ) bezeichnet eine Form von Streik. Das Wort bezeichnet einen Tag der Trauer oder des Protests, an dem alle Läden geschlossen bleiben, die Menschen nicht arbeiten und nicht einkaufen.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hartal — /hahr tahl /, n. (in India) a closing of shops and stopping of work, esp. as a form of passive resistance. [1915 20; < Hindi hartal, var. of HATTAL, equiv. to hat shop (Skt hatta) + tal locking (Skt talaka lock, bolt)] * * * ▪ Ceylonese labour… …   Universalium

  • hartal — [ hα:tα:l, hə:tα:l] noun (in the Indian subcontinent) a closure of shops and offices as a protest or a mark of sorrow. Origin from Hindi haṛtāl, haṭtāl, lit. locking of shops …   English new terms dictionary

  • hartal — n. the closing of shops and offices in India as a mark of protest or sorrow. Etymology: Hind. hartal, hattal f. Skr. hatta shop + talaka lock …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hartal 1953 — was a country wide demonstration, hartal, held in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on 12 August 1953 in protest of the policies and actions of the United National Party government, which resulted in the resignation of the Prime Minister, Dudley… …   Wikipedia

  • Hartal (Begriffsklärung) — Hartal steht für Hartal, eine indische Form des Streiks Personen namens Hartal Paul Hartal (* 1936), kanadischer Künstler Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hartal — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary a general strike or bandh declared suddenly …   English dialects glossary

  • Hartal — Har|tal das; s Kunstw. aus dt. hart u. dem Zeichen Al für Aluminium> feste, leicht bearbeitbare Aluminiumlegierung …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • hartal — n. work that is shutdown by means of protest, closing of stores in protest; general strike …   English contemporary dictionary

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