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Owing to its popularity, the word “gherao” was added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in 2004. Page 598 has the entry: “Gherao: n (pl. gheraos). Indian; a protest in which workers prevent employers leaving a place of work until demands are met; Origin: From Hindi” and Subodh Banerjee was referred to as the ''Gherao minister''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article263.html|title=A Defiant Rebel - Mainstream Weekly|website=www.mainstreamweekly.net}}</ref> | Owing to its popularity, the word “gherao” was added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in 2004. Page 598 has the entry: “Gherao: n (pl. gheraos). Indian; a protest in which workers prevent employers leaving a place of work until demands are met; Origin: From Hindi” and Subodh Banerjee was referred to as the ''Gherao minister''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article263.html|title=A Defiant Rebel - Mainstream Weekly|website=www.mainstreamweekly.net}}</ref> | ||
Gherao is being used by farmers against government buildings during the ongoing [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest | Gherao is being used by farmers against government buildings during the ongoing [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Talwar|first=Gaurav|date=8 December 2020|title=Farm protests: AAP holds protest march to gherao CM's office, stopped by police {{!}} Dehradun News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/farm-protests-aap-holds-protest-march-to-gherao-cms-office-stopped-by-police/articleshow/79612372.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=22 December 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||