The following is the list of honorary titles given to various Indian leaders during Indian independence struggle.
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| Honorary title | Meaning | Statesman |
|---|---|---|
| Deen Bandhu | "Friend of the Poor" (Bengali). "Deen" = "poor" and "Bandhu" = "friend". |
Charles Freer Andrews |
| Desh Bandhu | "Friend of country" (Bengali). "Desh" = "country" and "Bandhu" = "friend". |
Chittaranjan Das |
| Desh Ratna | "Jewel of the Country" (Hindi). "Desh" = "country" and "Ratna" = "jewel" |
Rajendra Prasad |
| Gurudev | "Supreme teacher" (Hindi). "Guru" = "teacher" and "dev" = "Respected person". |
Rabindranath Tagore |
| Lokmanya | "Revered by the people" (Hindi). "Lok" = "people" and "manya" = "Revered". |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Loknayak | "Leader of the people" (Hindi). "Lok" = "people" and "nayak" = "leader". |
Jayaprakash Narayan |
| lokpriya | "loved by the people" (hindi). "lok" = "people" and "priya" = "lovable". |
gopinath bordoloi |
| Mahamana | Madan Mohan Malaviya | |
| Mahatma | "Great Soul" (Sanskrit). "Maha" = "great" and "atma" = "soul". |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
| Maulana | "Our lord" (Arabic). | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Netaji | "Respected leader" (Hindi). "Neta" = "leader" and "ji" = an honorary title. |
Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Sardar | "Commander" (Persian). "Sar" = "head" and "dar" = "holder". |
Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Shaheed e Azam | "Great martyr" (Urdu). "Shaheed" = "martyr" and "Azam" = "Principal". |
Bhagat Singh |
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