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jatha India.|ˈdʒɑːtə|
Also jathā.
[Hind. jathá.]
An armed or organized band, spec. of Sikhs.
1922Glasgow Herald 9 Sept. 9 There is no waning in Sikh fanaticism, and organized jathas, or companies, come forward increasingly. A jatha of Sikh women wearing daggers has been formed. 1924Ibid. 31 Mar. 11 A continuous procession of martyr jathas from Amritsar to Jaito. 1964H. Singh Heritage of Sikhs xviii. 156 A Jatha of 150 Sikhs came to make obeisance at the Gurdwara. 1964A. Swinson Six Minutes to Sunset x. 181 The Sikh leaders [in 1947] sat at the feet of Master Tara Singh and listened as he roused them to violence. His plan was to form murder gangs known as jathas. 1966K. Singh Hist. Sikhs II. iv. xiii. 203 Jathās of 100 Akalis each were formed. They first took an oath..to remain non-violent. |