An alternative spelling of 'daroga,' referring to a chief police officer or government official in South Asia, particularly during the British colonial period.
Variant spelling of 'daroga,' from Hindi/Urdu 'daroga' via Persian 'dārogah.' Different romanization systems produced multiple English spellings of the same word during the colonial era.
Colonial administrators couldn't agree on how to spell Indian words in English, so you'll find 'daroga,' 'darogah,' and 'darogha' all in historical documents referring to the exact same position!
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