Bandh (Hindi: बंद), originally a Hindi word meaning 'closed', is a form of protest used by political activists in some countries like India and Nepal. During a Bandh, a political party or a community declares a general strike.^[1]

Often Bandh means that the community or political party declaring a Bandh expect the general public to stay in their homes and strike work. The main affected are shopkeepers who are expected to keep their shops closed and the public transport operators of buses and cabs are supposed to stay off the road and not carry any passengers. There have been instances of large metro cities coming to a standstill.^[2]

Bandhs are powerful means for civil disobedience. Because of the huge impact that a Bandh has on the local community, it is much feared as a tool of protest.^[3]

The Supreme Court of India tried to "ban" bandhs in 1998,^[4] but political parties still organize them. In 2004, the Supreme Court of India fined two political parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena for organizing a bandh in Mumbai as a protest against bomb blasts in the city.^[4] The state with the maximum Bandhs in India is West Bengal^[5] where the average number of bandhs per year is 40-50 (ranging from a couple of hours to a maximum of 2 days per bandh).

A nation-wide "Bandh" called July 5, 2010 by NDA and 13 non-UPA parties to protest fuel price hike, affected normal life across India, especially, in NDA and Left-ruled states.^[6]

In Nepal, frequencies of Bandh calls have increased due to political instability. Burglary, Forced closures, Arson attacks, Stoning and clashes between the Bandh organizers and the police are a common scenes during the period of closure.

Bharat Bandh was called by the opposition party NDA on 31st may 2012, to protest against the steep hike in petrol prices.^[7]

See also[link]

• Strike action
• Gherao
• Hartal

References[link]

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Haroon Rasheed

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	23	12
Runs scored	1217	166
Batting average	34.77	20.75
100s/50s	3/5	-/1
Top score	153	63*
Balls bowled	8	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	16/-	3/-
Source: [1], 4 February 2006

Haroon Rasheed Dar (born March 25, 1953, Karachi) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 23 Tests and 12 ODIs from 1977 to 1983. He has also remained the manager of the Pakistan Cricket team and has been credited with the discovery of Waqar Younis and Shahid Khan Afridi.

v t e Pakistan squad – 1979 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 1 Asif Iqbal (c) 2 Haroon Rashid 3 Imran Khan 4 Javed Miandad 5 Majid Khan 6 Mudassar Nazar 7 Sadiq Mohammad 8 Sarfraz Nawaz 9 Sikander Bakht 10 Wasim Bari (wk) 11 Wasim Raja 12 Zaheer Abbas

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Mohsin Khan

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	48	75
Runs scored	2709	1877
Batting average	37.10	26.81
100s/50s	7/9	2/8
Top score	200	117*
Balls bowled	86	12
Wickets	-	1
Bowling average	-	5.00
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	1/2
Catches/stumpings	34/-	13/-
Source: Cricinfo.com, 4 February 2008

Mohsin Hasan Khan (Urdu: محسن حسن خان; born March 15, 1955, Karachi, Sindh) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 48 Tests and 75 ODIs from 1977 to 1986 mainly as an opening batsman.

Life and Career[link]

Playing in this role for Pakistan against India at Lahore in 1982-83, he scored 101 not out of Pakistan's second-innings total of 135/1. This is the lowest team score in Test cricket to have included a century.^[1]

He was one of a minority of South Asian players to come to terms with conditions in Australia and England, scoring two consecutive centuries in Australia in 1983/4^[2] and becoming the first Pakistani batsman to score a Test double century at Lord's, which he did earlier in 1982.^[3] He retired from international cricket to pursue a film career.

He later married Bollywood movie star Reena Roy and had a short career as an actor in the Indian film industry. Movies he featured in includes Gunehgar Kaun, Laatsaab, Pratikaar, Fateh, Saathi, etc. He has since divorced Roy and remarried.

He now lives in Karachi, Pakistan. He has a daughter with Reena Roy, who now lives with her mother in India. He had named his daughter Jannat, but since then she is now called Sanam.

On 2 March, 2010 Pakistan have named Mohsin Khan as Iqbal Qasim's successor as chief selector of the national cricket team. He accepted the role turned down by fellow one-time opener Saeed Anwar. Mohsin is Pakistan's fourth chief of selectors in the past 12 months of 2009-10.^[4]

Filmography[link]

• 1997 Mahaanta
• 1996 Ghunghat
• 1994 Beta
• 1994 Madam X
• 1993 The Elephant Walk
• 1993 Jannat
• 1992 Laat Saab
• 1991 Saathi
• 1991 Pratikar
• 1991 Gunehgar Kaun
• 1991 Fateh
• 1989 Batwara

References[link]

v t e Pakistan squad – 1983 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 1 Imran Khan (c) 2 Abdul Qadir 3 Ijaz Faqih 4 Javed Miandad 5 Mansoor Akhtar 6 Mohsin Khan 7 Mudassar Nazar 8 Rashid Khan 9 Sarfraz Nawaz 10 Shahid Mahboob 11 Tahir Naqqash 12 Wasim Bari (wk) 13 Wasim Raja 14 Zaheer Abbas

External links[link]

• Mohsin Khan Cricket Career Profile – Cricinfo.com
• Mohsin Khan Film Career Profile – IMDb.com