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In India, 'purdah' generally refers to the veil that the women wear, or the act of putting a thin curtain, or screen, between the women and the men. The zenana, on the other hand, was the actual place where the women lived and (in more households than we imagine) from where they ruled!
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted zenana wwh 12/07/03 07:33 PM Re: zenana shanks 12/07/03 07:43 PM Re: zenana sjmaxq 12/07/03 07:46 PM Re: zenana shanks 12/07/03 07:50 PM Re: zenana wwh 12/07/03 08:04 PM Re: zenana shanks 12/07/03 08:13 PM Re: zenana wwh 12/07/03 08:21 PM Re: zenana shanks 12/07/03 08:23 PM Re: zenana sjmaxq 12/07/03 08:39 PM Re: zenana wwh 12/07/03 09:28 PM Re: zenana shanks 12/08/03 02:22 PM Re: zenana wwh 12/08/03 02:59 PM
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