An Indian and Hindu cultural concept and term for a devoted or chaste wife who is fully dedicated to her husband.
An Indian and Hindu cultural concept and term for a devoted or chaste wife who is fully dedicated to her husband. In traditional Hindu texts, the pativrata (one who has taken a vow to her husband) is an idealised figure of wifely devotion. The term is used descriptively in religious and cultural contexts and carries weight in discussions of gender norms in South Asia.
The story presented her as a model pativrata, enduring every hardship for the sake of her family.
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(India) A married woman whose husband is still alive.
An Indian legal and agricultural term for a leaseholder or registered holder of a land parcel — a person whose name appears on a patta (a land title document or lease). 'Pattadar' is used in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana land records and legal contexts. The pattadar is the recognized tenant or owner-cultivator for purposes of land revenue and legal rights. An important term in South Indian land tenure administration.
(India, historical) A kind of tenant landholder in India.
(India) A march or pilgrimage on foot.
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(India) A devoted wife.
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