Ed_Haynes Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 (edited) Rai Sahib Radha Raman Chatarji, Inspector of Police, Intelligence Branch, Bengal PoliceStill needs a good bit of research, but the likely nature of his work may make this difficult.Indian Title Badge, George VI, 3rd class, Rai SahibBabu Radha Raman Chatarji 14th June 1945Not. No. 136-H of 14 June 1945: ?Babu Radha Raman Chatarji, Special Superintendent of Police, Intelligence Branch, Bengal?. Getting the recommendation is item #1 for the next research trip to Delhi.King?s Police Medal, George V, 2nd typeRADHA RAMAN CHATARJI, INSPECTOR, BENGAL POLICELondon Gazette, 1 January 1936, as ?Inspector, Bengal Police?.George V JubileeOn roll, p. 119, as ?Inspector of Police, Intelligence Branch, Bengal?. Edited May 9, 2009 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Ed - what would an approx. value , be for the Indian Title Badge? I presume they are silver, but I've never handled one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Hi Ed,I never tire of seeing your groupings. You have some of the most amazing historical groups.Anyway, what was the Indian Title Badge awarded for? Was this a high level service award? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) Anyway, what was the Indian Title Badge awarded for? Was this a high level service award?For a skeletal introduction, see http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2854Some were awarded as "retirement gifts" for long and good service, some were awarded for what equated to gallantry, and some were awarded to Indian collabarators with the British (the popular image of these titles at the time). They were awarded under a wide range of circumstances. And many were returned or refused beginning in the 1930s as a symbolic rejection of British legitimacy. (Higher awards has been returned earlier.) They are fascinating awards!I am in the process of finishing a long article on them, though not sure where to submit it.They are very poorly understood, perhaps because they were not awarded to Europeans (or even Anglo-Indians). Edited May 10, 2009 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Spic and span! All off topic posts have been removed. I hate to see such an interesting topic destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) and just as i was posting an off topic post saying that 17 of the 18 posts were off topic. including mine. but check out "sealand" anyway Edited May 13, 2009 by leigh kitchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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