12019-12-15T07:54:19-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e11661Annotationplain2019-12-15T07:54:19-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1(Hindustani) Seclusion. "Purdah" literally means curtain or veil. In the Indian context it referred to women kept secluded from public life.