hartal
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hartal /ˈhɑːtɑːl, ˈhəːtɑːl/
▶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’.
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