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Parimala V. Rao – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2023
Thomas Munro, a Scottish highlander, came to the Madras Presidency in South India as a soldier in the army of the East India Company in 1780. He rose to the position of its governor 40 years later in 1820 and died in India in 1827. His rise was not through military campaigns but peaceful administrative policies. During his stay in India, he…
Descriptors: Indians, Colonialism, Military Personnel, Educational History
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Simkhada, Padam – Children & Society, 2008
Many girls involved in sex work in Asia do so because they are compelled by economic circumstances and social inequality. Some enter sex work voluntarily, others do so by force or deception, sometimes involving migration across international borders. Nepalese girls involved in sex work via trafficking are the focus of this article, which aims at…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Poverty, Females, Urban Areas