Talk:Chakla

Latest comment: 11 years ago by 94.211.48.74 in topic Government brothel?

Government brothel? edit

"The court did, however, accept the testimony of witnesses for the defence who claimed that Raj Bibi had been living in Lyallpur, Punjab, in a chakla (government brothel)." - Kolsky, Elizabeth. ‘”The Body Evidencing the Crime’: Rape on Trial in Colonial India, 1860- 1947’. Gender and History 22:1 (2010) 122

What does that mean? 94.211.48.74 (talk) 17:53, 8 October 2012 (UTC)Reply