Honorary titles of Indian leaders

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The following is the list of honorary titles given to various Indian leaders during Indian independence struggle.

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
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 Alam "Great martyr" (Urdu).
"Shaheed" = "martyr" and "Alam" = "Principal".		 Bhagat Singh
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