Description
Portrait of a female officer of the Indian Home Guard (a voluntary auxiliary force to the police) in uniform. She is wearing a khaki-coloured uniform shirt, as is customary in various police forces in India. A silver badge is attached to her beret, featuring the Indian national emblem (Ashoka’s lion capital) at the top, above a wreath and a central, stylised bird (often interpreted as a dove of peace) with outstretched wings. She wears a bindi on her forehead and traditional Indian earrings (jhumkas). – Mahé – 1990
