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  • The veil among Muslim women, like the ghoonghat among a section of Hindu women, is mostly part of culture and, scholars say, cultural practices could be relaxed to stop impersonation at voting booths.

    The Times of India 2010

  • One more song, A Holi Song: are jaa re hat natkhat naa chhoo re meraa ghoonghat palat ke doongi aaj tujhe gaali re

    NAACHGAANA Kaveetaa Kaul 2009

  • -- and argued that the burqa -- like the Hindu ghoonghat which derives from it -- is a cultural and not a religious tradition and as such can be waived when and where deemed necessary, as at immigration counter at airports, for instance.

    The Times of India 2010

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