basti
- noun
- Indian
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basti
- Response of the basti inmates to the visits/camps organized by us was duly noted.
- Sapera basti
- basti inmates
Examples
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In many rural areas of India, a basti typically consists of small houses clustered together, creating a close-knit community.
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This study was done in the snake charmers community (Sapera basti), which is a settlement of a small group of marginal population routinely encountered in many parts of India.
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In our study, sapera basti people did not even come to seek routine health care in the General Hospital.
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Only two older people from each basti still continue to do their traditional work of snake charming and capturing snakes.
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Further, there was a lack of dialogue between public health functionaries and inmates of Sapera basti.
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Their enthusiastic response was also reflected by the fact that when we reached their basti for a follow-up visit, a 10-year-old child cried, 'Look!'
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The third sapera basti is at Shazadpur, which is a small town 10 km away from Naraingarh.
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There were no objections or hostile reactions either from the Sapera basti inmates or brick kiln population, and they happily brought their children to our camps.
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Their faith in health care provided by us was revealed by a statement from the sarpanch (headman/chief) of Sapera basti at Ward 7, 'Your doctors (male health workers) now visit us regularly and give us medicines also.'
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The children in the basti played together in the streets while their parents exchanged news about the harvest.
Synonyms
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A part of a city with its own people and streets, often in South Asia or the Balkans
A small village in India where people live and farm
A small rural community with houses and farms
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Etymology
Basti meaning a village or neighborhood comes from Hindi/Urdu and the Sanskrit root vas, which means 'to live' or 'to dwell'. So a basti is simply a place where people live, like a small town or neighborhood.