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Word: purdali (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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Asked about the purdali (screen or curtain) concealing his women, a Maharaja who forbade mention of his name said: "The purdah is a mark of gentility. A purdah woman would be discarded at once by her husband if he discovered she had shown her face to a stranger. However there are exceptions. The custom has been broken by the reigning family of Gondal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Purdah Women | 11/24/1930 | See Source »

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