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.
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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]
- Rai Bahadur Saligram, Pipal Mandi, Agra
- Rai Bahadur Seth Vishandas Nihalchand, Sindhi politician, social reformer, philanthropist
- Rai Bahadur Jagan Nath Bhandari Raj Ratan, Dewan of Idar State[7]
- Rai Bahadur Chaudhary Dewan Chand Saini, MBE, Gurdaspur, Punjab
- Rai Bahadur Ranadaprasad Saha, philanthropist
- Rai Bahadur Jagmal Raja Chauhan, industrialist and noted railway contractor
- Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan, industrialist
- Rai Bahadur Gujar Mal Modi, Founder of the Modi Group
- Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi, founder of Oberoi Group
- Rai Bahadur Bakshi Badri Nath Chhibber
- Rai Bahadur Tirath Singh Bakshi
- Rai Bahadur Amba Prasad, philanthropist of Delhi
- Rai Bahadur Jamnalal Bajaj, industrialist (he later returned the title)[8]
- Rai Bahadur Dharmarathnakara Arcot Narrainsawmy Mudaliar, philanthropist.
- Rai Bahadur Purna Chandra Lahiri, Indian Police Officer, Calcutta
- Rai Bahadur S. A. Saminatha Iyer, Indian independence activist.
- Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh (Sant), Lyallpur, pre-partition Punjab
- Rai Bahadur Upendranath Brahmachari, Bengal Presidency, Discovery of urea stibamine for the treatment of Kala Azar
- 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
- Rai (Indian)
- Rai Sahib
- Dewan Bahadur
- Nawab Bahadur (disambiguation)
- Raj Ratna
References
- Jalan, Aditya (2009). "Dewan Bahadur 1944–1954". Quila House and the Jalan Collection: A Brief Introduction. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- Channa, Subhadra Mitra; Channa, Subhadra (2013-09-05). Gender in South Asia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-04361-9.
- Gupta (IAS.), G. S. (1991). Free Masonry in India. G.S. Gupta.
- Court, India Supreme (1963). Indian Factories & Labour Reports. Law Publishing House.
- "Biography of Ch. Ram Dhan Singh".
- 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
- "Jamnalal Bajaj". The Print. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- Who's Who 1911 Coronation Edition, Lucknow, Newul Kishore Press, 1911 (page 27)
- The Indian biographical dictionary, by C. Hayavando Rao, 1915 (page 26)
- The Indian biographical dictionary, by C. Hayavando Rao, 1915 (page 27)