▁a ▁fear ▁of ▁British ▁soldiers ▁eng aging ▁in ▁hom osex ual ▁relations ▁with ▁other ▁soldiers . ▁The ▁British ▁also ▁saw ▁an ▁additional ▁reason ▁for ▁need ing ▁prost itution , ▁especially ▁amongst ▁the ▁military . ▁It ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁necessary ▁to ▁st ave ▁off ▁b ored om ▁among ▁soldiers ▁and ▁to ▁rein force ▁imperial ▁domin ance ▁through ▁sexual ▁control ▁of ▁Indian ▁women . ▁In ▁creating ▁a ▁zone ▁for ▁British ▁soldiers ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁" safe ▁heter osex ual ▁relations " ▁British ▁colonial ▁administration ▁held ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁separate ▁the ▁bro th el ▁area ▁from ▁the ▁" res pect able " ▁resident ial ▁areas ▁which ▁granted ▁them ▁power ▁and ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁sex ▁workers . ▁ ▁Research ▁into ▁sex ▁work ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁originally ▁drew ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁H IV / A ID S ▁patterns ▁discovered ▁there . ▁Research ers ▁have ▁subsequently ▁studied ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁sex ▁work ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁by ▁interview ing ▁and ▁collect ing ▁the ▁narr atives ▁of ▁those ▁involved ▁in ▁and ▁affected ▁by ▁sex ▁work . ▁ ▁Term in ology ▁ ▁Sv ati ▁P . ▁Shah , ▁an ▁anth rop ologist ▁who ▁studies ▁gender ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁South ▁Asia , ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁prost itution ▁is ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁context ▁and ▁arg ues ▁against ▁its ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁universal ▁term ▁that ▁comb ines ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁transaction al ▁sex ▁into ▁a ▁singular ▁concept ual ▁framework . ▁While ▁those ▁involved ▁in ▁current ▁and ▁past ▁research ▁concerning ▁this ▁issue ▁typically ▁employ ▁the ▁term