Rao Bahadur

Rai Bahadur (also Rao Bahadur in South India), abbreviated R.B., was a title of honour bestowed during British rule in India to individuals for their service to the Empire. The title was accompanied by a medal called a Title Badge. Translated, Rao means "prince", and Bahadur means "brave" or "most honourable". The equivalent title for Muslim and Parsi subjects was Khan Bahadur. For Sikhs it was Sardar Bahadur.

Rao Bahadur Medal

Those awarded the Rai Sahib title were usually elevated to the next rank, that of Rao Bahadur, which was in turn below the rank of Dewan Bahadur.[1] These titles were subordinate to the two orders of knighthood, being: the lesser Order of the Indian Empire and the higher Order of the Star of India. A holder of a Rai Sahib, Rai Bahadur or Diwan Bahadur title came lower in the order of precedence.

Some people awarded the Rao Bahadur title
  • Rao Bahadur Sir Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu, Chief Minister of Madras Presidency.
  • Rai Bahadur Satyen Nath (S.N.) Mukherjee, First Indian origin Deputy Commissioner of Indian Police, Calcutta. [2][3][4]
  • Rao Bahadur A. Veeriya Vandayar, philanthropist.
  • Rao Bahadur C. Jambulingam Mudaliar, Indian politician and freedom-fighter.
  • Rao Bahadur Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, textile mill pioneer and philanthropist
  • Rao Bahadur Dharmapravartha Gubbi Thotadappa , Dharmachathra Founder, Karnataka.
  • Rao Bahadur Sir Chhotu Ram, Minister for Agriculture and Home Affairs, erstwhile Punjab, 1945.
  • Rao Bahadur Dr. Ram Dhan Singh, pioneer agricultural scientist, Principal, College of Agriculture Lyallpur, Erstwhile Punjab, 1947.[5]
  • Rao Bahadur P. K. Monnappa, South Indian Police Chief of three states, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore.
  • Rai Bahadur Sir Kailash Chandra Bose,CIE,OBE,first Knighted Indian Physician.[6]
  • Rao Bahadur Sadashiva Jairam Dehadrai, Professor of Sanskrit, Jabalpur College.[9]
  • Rajendranath Dutt, judge, Bengal[10]
  • Babu Ram Sadan Bhattacharji, deputy magistrate, Bengal[10]
  • Babu Bahadur Singh, honorary magistrate, Pilibhit[10]
  • Sahu Parsotam Saran Kothiwala, member of the district board, Moradabad[10]
  • Soti Raghubans Lal, subordinate judge, Shahjehanpur[10]
  • Sadh Achraj Lal, honorary magistrate and member of the municipal board, Mirzapur[10]
  • Babu Shuhrat Singh, Zemindar of Chandpur and honorary magistrate, Basti[10]
  • Balkishen Kaul, surgeon, lecturer, and superintendent of Lahore Medical college[10]
  • Priya Nath Dutt, assistant registrar, Punjab University[10]
  • Lada Damodar Das, extrajudicial assistant commissioner in the Punjab[10]
  • Lala Jai Lal, member of the Municipal Committee, Simla[10]
  • Jwala Prasad, government pleader[10]
  • Babu Nalini Kanta Ray, Dastidar of Assam[10]
  • Betharam Sarma, sub-deputy collector, Tezpur, Assam[10]
  • Dewan Jaggatnath, secretary to the municipal committee and district board, Dera Ismail Khan[11]
  • Seth Sarupchand Hukamchand, merchant, Indore[11]
  • Manik Lal Joshi, chief minister of Bundi, Rajputana[11]
  • Akshey Kumar Sarkar, superintendent, Department of Commerce and Industry, Government of India[11]


See also

References
  1. Jalan, Aditya (2009). "Dewan Bahadur 1944–1954". Quila House and the Jalan Collection: A Brief Introduction. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. Channa, Subhadra Mitra; Channa, Subhadra (2013-09-05). Gender in South Asia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-04361-9.
  3. Gupta (IAS.), G. S. (1991). Free Masonry in India. G.S. Gupta.
  4. Court, India Supreme (1963). Indian Factories & Labour Reports. Law Publishing House.
  5. "Biography of Ch. Ram Dhan Singh".
  7. Bhandari Jagan Nath Rai Bhadur, Raj Ratan, Dewan of Idar State, The Times of India directory and year book including who's who, Volume 32, 1945
  8. "Jamnalal Bajaj". The Print. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  9. Who's Who 1911 Coronation Edition, Lucknow, Newul Kishore Press, 1911 (page 27)
  10. The Indian biographical dictionary, by C. Hayavando Rao, 1915 (page 26)
  11. The Indian biographical dictionary, by C. Hayavando Rao, 1915 (page 27)
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