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'''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 | [[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]]. | |||
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"/> | |||
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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.[1][2]
It is used primarily in educational institutions, and occasionally by the police as a summary, informal punishment for petty crime.[3] 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 Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali.[2]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Madan Mohan Jha (1 September 2010). From Special To Inclusive Education In India: Case Studies Of Three Schools In Delhi. Pearson Education India. p. 51. ISBN 978-81-317-3217-5. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rai, Pramod Kumar (15 August 2020). TUNTUN - Pursuits of education in the dowry land. OrangeBooks Publication.
- ↑ Srivastava, Arunima (June 29, 2006). "Public prosecution: Crime and instant punishment!". The Times of India.