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    Status of female convicts under British colonial rule (Penal Settlement) in Andaman-India: An analysis by Biswas, Swapan Kumar

    Published 2014
    “…The position of convicted females was very pathetic and were used in many ways in these colonies .The females were brought forcefully to these colonial society to develop intimacy with civilians as entertainers , entertain petty officers and soldiers as prostitutes or to have marital relations with convicted prisoners in Penal Settlement in Andaman .Due to disproportion in sex ratio, a number of immoral and bad habits developed in the convicted society in Andaman. …”
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    The Assassination Of Lord Mayo: The 'first' Jihad? by James, Helen

    Published 2009
    “…In February 1872, Lord Mayo, Governor-General of India, was assassinated at the penal settlement of Port Blair in the Andaman Islands whilst paying a viceregal visit to the Province of British Burma. …”
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