<P> Purdah or pardah ( from Persian : پرده ‎ ‎ , meaning `` curtain '' ) is a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia . It takes two forms : physical segregation of the sexes and the requirement that women cover their bodies so as to cover their skin and conceal their form . A woman who practices purdah can be referred to as pardanashin or purdahnishan . </P>
<P> Purdah or pardah ( from Persian : پرده ‎ ‎ , meaning `` curtain '' ) is a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia . It takes two forms : physical segregation of the sexes and the requirement that women cover their bodies so as to cover their skin and conceal their form . A woman who practices purdah can be referred to as pardanashin or purdahnishan . </P>
purdah is the indian practice of doing which of these
purdah is the indian practice of doing which of these
a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia
a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities in South Asia