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लामबंद

English translation: United to protest/ Regimented

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Hindi term or phrase:	लामबंद
English translation:	United to protest/ Regimented
Entered by:	keshab

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01:25 Sep 21, 2008

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Hindi term or phrase: लामबंद

I am looking for a suitable English word for this. It might have something to do with agriculture and farmers.

Nehal Mehta KudoZ activity Questions: 9 (1 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 8 India
Local time: 07:49

United to protest/ Regimented

Explanation:
The word is not related to farmers or agriculture.You might seen some reports of agitations of farmers where this word is used.

The original meaning of word is war related but today it is used in different context. It is used to protest of any undesirable act of authority and a popular word for trade unions.

Here are some examples of headlines of news:

1) एरियर के लिए कर्मचारी संघ लामबंद

2) भूमि सुधार के लिए भूमिहीन हुए लामबंद

3) करार के लिए लामबंद हुए डेमोक्रैट नेता

4) झारंखड सरकार के खिलाफ लामबंद हुए व्यवसायी

Etc.Etc.

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keshab
Local time: 07:49

Grading comment

Dear Sir,

Thanks for the great explanation.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +4

regimented, well-armed, combat-ready, mobilised

cmrawal

5 +1

United to protest/ Regimented

keshab

to recruit, mobilise, organise, conscript, regiment.

chaman4723

3 +2

to mobilise

Iqbal Bootwalla

Answers

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

to mobilise

Explanation:
Without any more context other than knowing that it might have something to do with farmers and agriculture to go on, I just have the dictionary reference (see link below) which means to mobilise. Hope it helps.

Reference: http://www.sarai.net/practices/translation/current-projects/...

Iqbal Bootwalla
Local time: 07:49
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Hindi

30 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

regimented, well-armed, combat-ready, mobilised

Explanation:
Perhaps it has nothing to do with agriculture or farmers. It pertains to armed forces.
लाम means a military unit, लाम पर जाना means to go to war and लामबंदी means forced recruitment. It also means mobilised forces. लाम पर भेजना means sending troops to the front.

cmrawal
Local time: 07:49
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Hindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Iqbal Bootwalla: that's a much better explanation

26 mins

-> धन्यवाद, इक़बाल जी ! मैं आपके इक़बाल की क़द्र करता हूँ।

agree

Balasubramaniam L.: Mobilisation comes nearest in meaning to this term. It is no longer limited to military, but to all sorts of mobilisation. In this sense it has taken on an idiomatic meaning.

1 hr

-> धन्यवाद, बालासुब्रमणियम जी ! आपने जो नवीनतम जानकारी दी है वह सचमुच उपयोगी है।

agree

chaman4723

3 hrs

-> धन्यवाद, चमन जी !

agree

a1interpreter

1 day1 hr

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

United to protest/ Regimented

keshab
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of:

Hindi,

Bengali
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

Dear Sir,

Thanks for the great explanation.

3 hrs confidence:

to recruit, mobilise, organise, conscript, regiment.

Explanation:
The term is basically related to army. But is also vitally used by trade unions and parties belonging to leftist ideology or revolutionary groups.

Example sentence(s):

US mobilised its forces for war in Afghanistan.

chaman4723
India
Local time: 07:49
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Urdu

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Changes made by editors

Sep 21, 2008 - Changes made by keshab:
Edited KOG entry	Nehal Mehta's old entry - "लामबंद " => "United to protest/ Regimented "

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