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 faithful service or acts of public welfare to the Empire. From 1911, the title was accompanied by a medal called a Title Badge.[1] Translated, Rao means "prince", and Bahadur means "brave" or "most honourable". Bestowed mainly on Hindus, the equivalent title for Muslim and Parsi subjects was Khan Bahadur. For Sikhs it was Sardar Bahadur.

Rao Bahadur Title Badge

Those awarded the Rao Bahadur title were usually drawn from the lower rank of Rai Sahib, both of which were below the rank of Dewan Bahadur.[2] These titles were subordinate to the two orders of knighthood: the Order of the Indian Empire and the higher Order of the Star of India. A holder of a Rai Sahib, Rai Bahadur or Dewan Bahadur title came lower in the order of precedence.[1]

Some people awarded the Rao Bahadur title
  • Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu, Chief Minister of Madras Presidency.
  • Satyen Nath (S.N.) Mukherjee, First Indian origin Deputy Commissioner of Indian Police, Calcutta. [3][4][5]
  • A. Veeriya Vandayar, philanthropist.
  • A. Savarinatha Pillai , Asst Commissioner Of Income Tax, Madras Presidency, Winner of King's Coronation Award for Distinguished Public Service, London[6][7]
  • C. Jambulingam Mudaliar, Indian politician and freedom-fighter.
  • Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, textile mill pioneer and philanthropist
  • Gubbi Thotadappa , Dharmachathra Founder, Karnataka.
  • Chhotu Ram, Minister for Agriculture and Home Affairs, erstwhile Punjab, 1945.
  • Dr. Ram Dhan Singh, pioneer agricultural scientist, Principal, College of Agriculture Lyallpur, Erstwhile Punjab, 1947.[8]
  • P. K. Monnappa, South Indian Police Chief of three states, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore.
  • Kailash Chandra Bose,CIE,OBE,first Knighted Indian Physician.[9]
  • Rai Saligram, Pipal Mandi, Agra
  • Seth Vishandas Nihalchand, Sindhi politician, social reformer, philanthropist
  • Rai Bahadur Jagan Nath Bhandari Raj Ratan, Dewan of Idar State[10]
  • Chaudhary Dewan Chand Saini, MBE, Gurdaspur, Punjab
  • Ranadaprasad Saha, philanthropist
  • Jagmal Raja Chauhan, industrialist and noted railway contractor
  • Jairam Valji Chauhan, industrialist
  • Gujar Mal Modi, Founder of the Modi Group
  • Mohan Singh Oberoi, founder of Oberoi Group
  • Tirath Singh Bakshi
  • Amba Prasad, philanthropist of Delhi
  • Jamnalal Bajaj, industrialist (he later returned the title)[11]
  • Dharmarathnakara Arcot Narrainsawmy Mudaliar, philanthropist.
  • Purna Chandra Lahiri, Indian Police Officer, Calcutta
  • S. A. Saminatha Iyer, Indian independence activist.
  • Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh (Sant), Lyallpur, pre-partition Punjab
  • Upendranath Brahmachari, Bengal Presidency, Discovery of urea stibamine for the treatment of Kala Azar
  • Sadashiva Jairam Dehadrai, Professor of Sanskrit, Jabalpur College.[12]
  • Rajendranath Dutt, judge, Bengal[13]
  • Babu Ram Sadan Bhattacharji, deputy magistrate, Bengal[13]
  • Babu Bahadur Singh, honorary magistrate, Pilibhit[13]
  • Sahu Parsotam Saran Kothiwala, member of the district board, Moradabad[13]
  • Soti Raghubans Lal, subordinate judge, Shahjehanpur[13]
  • Sadh Achraj Lal, honorary magistrate and member of the municipal board, Mirzapur[13]
  • Babu Shuhrat Singh, Zemindar of Chandpur and honorary magistrate, Basti[13]
  • Balkishen Kaul, surgeon, lecturer, and superintendent of Lahore Medical college[13]
  • Priya Nath Dutt, assistant registrar, Punjab University[13]
  • Lada Damodar Das, extrajudicial assistant commissioner in the Punjab[13]
  • Lala Jai Lal, member of the Municipal Committee, Simla[13]
  • Jwala Prasad, government pleader[13]
  • Babu Nalini Kanta Ray, Dastidar of Assam[13]
  • Betharam Sarma, sub-deputy collector, Tezpur, Assam[13]
  • Dewan Jaggatnath, secretary to the municipal committee and district board, Dera Ismail Khan[14]
  • Seth Sarupchand Hukamchand, merchant, Indore[14]
  • Manik Lal Joshi, chief minister of Bundi, Rajputana[14]
  • Akshey Kumar Sarkar, superintendent, Department of Commerce and Industry, Government of India[14]
  • Yele Mallappa Shettaru, Philanthropy, 1887, Constructed Bangalore's first obstetrics hospital, Funded Vani Vilas Hospital construction, Restored Kaadu Malleshwara Temple , Bangalore[14]
  • Raghunath Sharan, District Judge in Bihar[15]

See also

 
Title Badge (India)

References
  1. H. Taprell Dorling. (1956). Ribbons and Medals. A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London. p. 111.
  2. Jalan, Aditya (2009). "Dewan Bahadur 1944–1954". Quila House and the Jalan Collection: A Brief Introduction. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. Channa, Subhadra Mitra; Channa, Subhadra (2013-09-05). Gender in South Asia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-04361-9.
  4. Gupta (IAS.), G. S. (1991). Free Masonry in India. G.S. Gupta.
  5. Court, India Supreme (1963). Indian Factories & Labour Reports. Law Publishing House.
  6. https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft88700868&chunk.id=d0e18141&toc.depth=1&toc.id=d0e17927&brand=ucpress
  7. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-asian-studies/article/bankers-trust-and-the-culture-of-banking-among-the-nattukottai-chettiars-of-colonial-south-india/CD9CB7AFECF4968DD2589AE25CA3BB27
  8. "Biography of Ch. Ram Dhan Singh".
  10. 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
  11. "Jamnalal Bajaj". The Print. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  12. Who's Who 1911 Coronation Edition, Lucknow, Newul Kishore Press, 1911 (page 27)
  13. The Indian biographical dictionary, by C. Hayavando Rao, 1915 (page 26)
  14. The Indian biographical dictionary, by C. Hayavando Rao, 1915 (page 27)
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