Talk:Chakla

Government brothel?
"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)