Kamala (Wild Child)

Japanese: カマラ(野生児) - かまら
Kamala (Wild Child)

...This practice is said to have demonstrated the possibility of educating mentally retarded children. One of the most famous cases, although it has been questioned, is the story of two girls, Kamala and Amala, who were raised by wolves at the Midnapur orphanage in India. JAL Singh, the pastor who rescued and raised them, estimated that Amala was 15 years old and Kamala was 8 years old at the time of their rescue in 1920. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kamala (wild child)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この実践は,精神発達遅滞児の教育可能性を立証したものとされている。疑問視されながらも最も著名な事例として,インドのミドナプール孤児院で養育された,狼に育てられたという2少女カマラとアマラの話がある。救出・養育にあたった牧師J.A.L.シングは,1920年の救出当時の年齢をアマラ15歳,カマラ8歳と推定した。…

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