Request for more info please again!

[Tiny8275]

Hi all, I recently posted a request but I'm having trouble again, translation this time so language students get a crack. I have a shoulder title that I am assuming is post 1947 (partition) but although I can read and translate cyrillic unfortunately indian, arabic (and any other squiggly writing) defeats me. Please advise if you can.
I also have in the same lot a title for S.T. Corps but struggling to find any info.

[Wmr-RHB]

The script is Devanagari, used in northern India and Nepal for several languages, the most important one being Hindi.

The second word is रक्षक transcribed "rakshak", which has translation like "protector", "guard", but most probably here means "armed force" or "army". "Bharat Rakshak" is the official name of the armed forces of the Republic of India.

For the first word, I am not sure about the first character and that makes it difficult to look up in a dictionary. झाही is transcribed as "jhāhī", but, as said The "jh" here is unsure (see the difference between the character here and the one in the shoulder title.

Hope other may know better.

[Milmed]

I think the second title may be 'Supply and Transport Corps'

[Wmr-RHB]

Found it. The above interpretation of the first word is wrong. It is शाही, which transcribes as "shāhī", which can be translated as "royal" (think about the title of "shah").

Thus the translation is "Royal Army" or "Royal Guard". No idea who wore that

[Wmr-RHB]

Originally Posted by Wmr-RHB

"Bharat Rakshak" is the official name of the armed forces of the Republic of India.

This is not true. This is the name of a wel known web site about the Indian Army and translates as Defenders of India.

This does not touch the anwser to the question asked, but I want to correct this.

[Alex Rice]

The way the S.T.Corps badge is made makes me think of a pugaree/pugri/pagri flash rather than a shoulder title.
Cheers,
Alex

[Hoot]

The S.T.CORPS patch was worn on the epaulettes by the Indian Army Supply and Transport Corps before it became the Indian Army Service Corps in 1923. They were also made as slip-on titles as well.

[Tiny8275]

A huge thank you to all who came to my aid in identifying badges.

[Wmr-RHB]

Originally Posted by Tiny8275

A huge thank you to all who came to my aid in identifying badges.

And did it help? We are of course very interested if the bits we added resulted in some definite id.

[Tiny8275]

Henk, my apologies for not picking up on this earlier but you definitely helped with ID of the ST badge. Now sold with the info, so once again many thanks. Regards, Paul

[Wmr-RHB]

You are welcome. I assume you do not yet know which Royal Guard it belongs to.