Yes. Here. Handbooks attests to the administration of corporal punishment over the knee in Christian schools. Since spanking is a religious duty in their mind it is assumed that mode that prevails at home would be carried over in school. As always the paddle is the instrument of correction. Why a paddle? It says rod and not hand, the idea being the hand was not made for hitting. It also of course lessens the likelihood by proximity of genitals to yield arousal.
Although not specifically in reply to your question, I would be interested to know if Indian women take part in spanking activities such as role play in adult life. I seldom see mention of it on spanking web-sites and you don’t see women of Indian ancestry involved in the spanking scene here in Britain.