Honorary titles of Indian leaders


The following is the list of honorary titles given to various Indian leaders during Indian independence struggle.
Honorary titleMeaningStatesman
Babasaheb
Bodhisattva		"Respected Father".
"Baba" = "father" and "Saheb" = "sir/lord"		B. R. Ambedkar
Bapu
National Father
Mahatma		"Father".Mahatma Gandhi
Bihar Kesari"Lion of Bihar".
"Bihar" = "Bihar state" and "Kesari" = "Lion"		Shri Krishna Sinha
Bihar Vibhuti"Gem of Bihar".
"Bihar" = "Bihar state" and "Vibhuti" = "Gem"		Anugrah Narayan Sinha
Deen Bondhu"Friend of the Poor".
"Deen" = "poor" and "Bondhu" = "friend".		Charles Freer Andrews
Desh Bondhu"Friend of country".
"Desh" = "country" and "Bondhu" = "friend".		Chittaranjan Das
Desh Priya"Beloved of the Country".
"Desh" = "country" and "Priya" = "loved".		Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
Vishwa Ratna"Jewel of the World".
"Vishwa" = "world" and "Ratna" = "jewel"		B. R. Ambedkar
Desh Ratna"Jewel of the Country".
"Desh" = "country" and "Ratna" = "jewel"		Rajendra Prasad
Gurudev"Supreme teacher".
"Guru" = "teacher" and "dev" = "Respected person".		Rabindranath Tagore
Lokmanya"Revered by the people".
"Lok" = "people" and "manya" = "Revered".		Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Loknayak"Leader of the people".
"Lok" = "people" and "nayak" = "leader".		Jayaprakash Narayan
Loknayak Bapuji"Leader of the people".
"Lok" = "people", "nayak" = "leader", "Bapu"= "Father", and "ji" = an honorary title.		Madhav Shrihari Aney
Mahamana"One with greatest thoughts".
"Mahan" = "great" and "Mann" = "thought/heart".		Madan Mohan Malaviya
Mahatma"Great Soul".
"Maha" = "great" and "atma" = "soul".		Mahatma Gandhi
Jotirao Govindrao Phule
Maulana"Our lord".Abul Kalam Azad
Netaji"Respected leader".
"Neta" = "leader" and "ji" = an honorary title.		Subhas Chandra Bose
Sardar"Commander".
"Sar" = "head" and "dar" = "holder".		Vallabhbhai Patel
Shaheed e Azam"Great martyr".
"Shaheed" = "martyr" and "Azam''" = "Principal".		Bhagat Singh
Udham Singh
Chaccha
Pandit		"Uncle".Jawaharlal Nehru