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Prostitution in colonial India : ウィキペディア英語版 | Prostitution in colonial India
The practice of prostitution in colonial India was influenced by British rule dating back to the 19th century. From this century, continuing to the early 20th century, the rule of British India facilitated, regulated, and many times encouraged prostitution. Not only was Indian prostitution affected by the policy of the Governor General of India, it was also influenced by British cultural beliefs and conflicts. Colonial tensions, cultural misunderstandings, and concern for racial superiority played large roles in British regulation of prostitution. The British had a profound effect on prostitution in India, both legislatively and socially. ==Cantonment Act of 1864== Although the governments of many Indian princely states had regulated prostitution prior to the 1860s, such regulation in British India was first ushered in by the Cantonment Act of 1864. The British sought to regulate prostitution as a matter of accepting a necessary evil. The Cantonment Acts regulated and structured prostitution in the British military bases. The structuring features of the Cantonment Acts provided for about twelve to fifteen Indian women for each regiment of British soldiers. Each regiment contained about a thousand soldiers. These women were kept in brothels called ''chaklas''. They were licensed by military officials and were allowed to consort with soldiers only. Most of the women came from poor families and had no other opportunities for social or economic independence. The structural inequalities that pushed women into prostitution were often enforced by the colonial governments.〔 Furthermore, the Cantonment Act of 1864 provided for the establishment and extension of hospitals in cantonments. Women working in ''chaklas'' were often required to undergo medical examinations once a week, in order to examine them for traces of venereal diseases.〔 Prostitutes were often confined against their wills in these prison hospitals, especially if they were found to have a venereal disease.〔 The Cantonment Act of 1864, originally meant for military bases, was eventually extended to the Presidencies and Provinces of British India.〔 However, when military personnel were increasingly struck down by venereal diseases, more regulations were demanded. This eventually led to the Indian Contagious Disease Acts.
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