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	[[File:~~Murga~~ punishment.jpg\|thumb\|~~293x293px\|Pictured is an~~ example of murga punishment ~~standing used in the Indian subcontinent.~~]]		{{Short description\|Stress position used for corporal punishment}}
	'''Murga''' (also spelled '''Murgha''') is a [[stress position]] used as a [[corporal punishment]] mainly in parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]] (specifically Northern [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]]). It is used primarily in educational institutions ~~on students of both sexes usually by female teachers~~, and occasionally by the [[police]] as a summary, informal punishment for [[petty crime]]. The punishment is usually administered in public view, the purpose being to halt the offence by inflicting pain, deter recurrence of the offence by shaming the offender and providing a salutary example to others.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Public prosecution: Crime and instant punishment! \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|date=June 29, 2006 \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1690507.cms \|first1=Arunima \|last1=Srivastava}}</ref>		[[File:Mura punishment (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|An example of murga punishment]]
			'''Murga''' (also spelled '''Murgha''') is a [[stress position]] used as a [[corporal punishment]] mainly in parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]] (specifically Northern [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]]) where the punished person must squat, loop their arms behind their knees and hold their earlobes.<ref name="MadanMohan2010">{{cite book \| author=Madan Mohan Jha \| title=From Special To Inclusive Education In India: Case Studies Of Three Schools In Delhi \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JxiZjWgDwlYC&pg=PA51 \| accessdate=27 November 2012 \| date=1 September 2010 \| publisher=Pearson Education India \| isbn=978-81-317-3217-5 \| page=51 }}</ref><ref name="tuntun">{{cite book \|last1=Rai \|first1=Pramod Kumar \|title=TUNTUN - Pursuits of education in the dowry land \|date=15 August 2020 \|publisher=OrangeBooks Publication \|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/TUNTUN_Pursuits_of_education_in_the_dowr/5zP3DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=murga+squat+knees&pg=PA21&printsec=frontcover \|language=en}}</ref>
	The word ''murga'' means [[rooster]] in [[Hindustani language\|Hindi]], [[Urdu]], and [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]. The punished person assumes a position resembling that of a rooster, by [[Squatting position\|squatting]] and then looping the arms behind the knees and firmly holding the ears.<ref name="Sanchita2011">{{cite book \| author=Sanchita Islam \| title=Gungi Blues \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dZilfKlN-ysC&pg=PA127 \| accessdate=27 November 2012 \| date=14 June 2011 \| publisher=Chipmunkapublishing ltd \| isbn=978-1-84747-259-5 \| page=127 }}</ref><ref name="~~MadanMohan2010~~"~~>{{cite book \| author=Madan Mohan Jha \| title=From Special To Inclusive Education In India: Case Studies Of Three Schools In Delhi \| url=https:/~~/~~books.google.com/books?id=JxiZjWgDwlYC&pg=PA51 \| accessdate=27 November 2012 \| date=1 September 2010 \| publisher=Pearson Education India \| isbn=978-81-317-3217-5 \| page=51 }}</ref~~>
			It is used primarily in educational institutions, and occasionally by the [[police]] as a summary, informal punishment for [[petty crime]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Public prosecution: Crime and instant punishment! \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|date=June 29, 2006 \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1690507.cms \|first1=Arunima \|last1=Srivastava}}</ref> The punishment is usually administered in public view, the purpose being to halt the offence by inflicting pain, deter recurrence of the offence by shaming the offender and providing a salutary example to others.

			The word ''murga'' means [[rooster]] in [[Hindustani language\|Hindi]], [[Urdu]], and [[Bengali language\|Bengali]].<ref name="tuntun"/>

	==See also==		==See also==

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[[File:Murga punishment.jpg|thumb|293x293px|Pictured is an example of murga punishment standing used in the Indian subcontinent.]]
'''Murga''' (also spelled '''Murgha''') is a [[stress position]] used as a [[corporal punishment]] mainly in parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]] (specifically Northern [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]]). It is used primarily in educational institutions on students of both sexes usually by female teachers, and occasionally by the [[police]] as a summary, informal punishment for [[petty crime]]. The punishment is usually administered in public view, the purpose being to halt the offence by inflicting pain, deter recurrence of the offence by shaming the offender and providing a salutary example to others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Public prosecution: Crime and instant punishment! |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=June 29, 2006 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1690507.cms |first1=Arunima |last1=Srivastava}}</ref>

The word ''murga'' means [[rooster]] in [[Hindustani language|Hindi]], [[Urdu]], and [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. The punished person assumes a position resembling that of a rooster, by [[Squatting position|squatting]] and then looping the arms behind the knees and firmly holding the ears.<ref name="Sanchita2011">{{cite book | author=Sanchita Islam | title=Gungi Blues | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dZilfKlN-ysC&pg=PA127 | accessdate=27 November 2012 | date=14 June 2011 | publisher=Chipmunkapublishing ltd | isbn=978-1-84747-259-5 | page=127 }}</ref><ref name="MadanMohan2010">{{cite book | author=Madan Mohan Jha | title=From Special To Inclusive Education In India: Case Studies Of Three Schools In Delhi | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JxiZjWgDwlYC&pg=PA51 | accessdate=27 November 2012 | date=1 September 2010 | publisher=Pearson Education India | isbn=978-81-317-3217-5 | page=51 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Psychological torture]]
*[[Hands up punishment]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Corporal punishments]]
[[Category:History of education in India]]
[[Category:History of education in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Law enforcement in India]]
[[Category:Law enforcement in Pakistan]]
[[Category:School punishments]]
[[Category:Pakistani culture]]
[[Category:Teaching in India]]
[[Category:Education in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi culture]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:20, 23 June 2022
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	[[File:~~Murga~~ punishment.jpg\|thumb\|~~293x293px\|Pictured is an~~ example of murga punishment ~~standing used in the Indian subcontinent.~~]]		{{Short description\|Stress position used for corporal punishment}}
	'''Murga''' (also spelled '''Murgha''') is a [[stress position]] used as a [[corporal punishment]] mainly in parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]] (specifically Northern [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]]). It is used primarily in educational institutions ~~on students of both sexes usually by female teachers~~, and occasionally by the [[police]] as a summary, informal punishment for [[petty crime]]. The punishment is usually administered in public view, the purpose being to halt the offence by inflicting pain, deter recurrence of the offence by shaming the offender and providing a salutary example to others.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Public prosecution: Crime and instant punishment! \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|date=June 29, 2006 \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1690507.cms \|first1=Arunima \|last1=Srivastava}}</ref>		[[File:Mura punishment (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|An example of murga punishment]]
			'''Murga''' (also spelled '''Murgha''') is a [[stress position]] used as a [[corporal punishment]] mainly in parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]] (specifically Northern [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]]) where the punished person must squat, loop their arms behind their knees and hold their earlobes.<ref name="MadanMohan2010">{{cite book \| author=Madan Mohan Jha \| title=From Special To Inclusive Education In India: Case Studies Of Three Schools In Delhi \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JxiZjWgDwlYC&pg=PA51 \| accessdate=27 November 2012 \| date=1 September 2010 \| publisher=Pearson Education India \| isbn=978-81-317-3217-5 \| page=51 }}</ref><ref name="tuntun">{{cite book \|last1=Rai \|first1=Pramod Kumar \|title=TUNTUN - Pursuits of education in the dowry land \|date=15 August 2020 \|publisher=OrangeBooks Publication \|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/TUNTUN_Pursuits_of_education_in_the_dowr/5zP3DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=murga+squat+knees&pg=PA21&printsec=frontcover \|language=en}}</ref>
	The word ''murga'' means [[rooster]] in [[Hindustani language\|Hindi]], [[Urdu]], and [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]. The punished person assumes a position resembling that of a rooster, by [[Squatting position\|squatting]] and then looping the arms behind the knees and firmly holding the ears.<ref name="Sanchita2011">{{cite book \| author=Sanchita Islam \| title=Gungi Blues \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dZilfKlN-ysC&pg=PA127 \| accessdate=27 November 2012 \| date=14 June 2011 \| publisher=Chipmunkapublishing ltd \| isbn=978-1-84747-259-5 \| page=127 }}</ref><ref name="~~MadanMohan2010~~"~~>{{cite book \| author=Madan Mohan Jha \| title=From Special To Inclusive Education In India: Case Studies Of Three Schools In Delhi \| url=https:/~~/~~books.google.com/books?id=JxiZjWgDwlYC&pg=PA51 \| accessdate=27 November 2012 \| date=1 September 2010 \| publisher=Pearson Education India \| isbn=978-81-317-3217-5 \| page=51 }}</ref~~>
			It is used primarily in educational institutions, and occasionally by the [[police]] as a summary, informal punishment for [[petty crime]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Public prosecution: Crime and instant punishment! \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|date=June 29, 2006 \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1690507.cms \|first1=Arunima \|last1=Srivastava}}</ref> The punishment is usually administered in public view, the purpose being to halt the offence by inflicting pain, deter recurrence of the offence by shaming the offender and providing a salutary example to others.

			The word ''murga'' means [[rooster]] in [[Hindustani language\|Hindi]], [[Urdu]], and [[Bengali language\|Bengali]].<ref name="tuntun"/>

	==See also==		==See also==

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