What does it mean to ‘give a dharna.’ Like what does dharna actually mean?
Thank you!
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**dharna is a Hindi word meaning “SIT-IN” … asking the authorities to accept their demand. This usually entails disruption of normal life.
in India, the most notorious dharna is on the Railway Tracks or the Govt. offices.**
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Thank you! It makes sense now!
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Bhai, do you also know what harrtalein means by any chance too?
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i love the subtleties urdu presents in definition
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ji ji..haRtaal means Strike…work stoppages
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exactly…as i mentioned in another thread…a raised platform without furniture or carpet etc is called a chabootara while with those things it’s called chaubaara / darvaaza / ahaata…interesting…innit?
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o ok, thats cools, so is that just the plural of hartaal? I actually don’t know the meaning of so many words!
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yes, it is. i can understand u grew up in the foreign land so urdu is not ur first langauge. feel free to ask…that’s how we all learn effectively 
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Literally “Dhar” means action of holding or seizing something. Dharna would mean to hold ,seize or block any kind of movement or action.
It is different from a strike which is “Hartaal”. In hartaal you dont do what you are supposed to do in terms of your duties, but in dharna you make other not do their duties.