Purdah

"Purdah" in Hindi

पर्दा

pardā

(curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people)

पर्दा प्रथा

pardā prathā

(situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people in some Muslim and Hindu traditions)

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