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Popular figures of India have often been conferred with an honorific title by fans and followers. These generally include those that are that are not formally recognised.
Popular figures of India have often been conferred with an honorific title by fans and followers. These generally include those that are not formally recognised.


== List ==
== List ==


'''Key'''
'''Key'''
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|Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
|Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
|[[Mahātmā|Mahatma]]
|[[Mahātmā|Mahatma]]
|[[Sanskrit]] for "great soul". In popular usage ever since [[Rabindranath Tagore]] used it to refer to him.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-16|title=Who gave the title 'Mahatma' to Gandhi? Gujarat govt says not Tagore, but 'unknown journalist'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/who-gave-title-mahatma-gandhi-gujarat-govt-says-not-tagore-unknown-journalist-39039|access-date=2021-10-14|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> One of the very few biographies on Bharatpedia that carry the honorific in title.
|[[Sanskrit]] for "great soul". In popular usage ever since [[Rabindranath Tagore]] used it to refer to him.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-16|title=Who gave the title 'Mahatma' to Gandhi? Gujarat govt says not Tagore, but 'unknown journalist'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/who-gave-title-mahatma-gandhi-gujarat-govt-says-not-tagore-unknown-journalist-39039|access-date=2021-10-14|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> One of the very few biographies on Wikipedia that carry the honorific in title.
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|[[File:Buddha in Sarnath Museum (Dhammajak Mutra)_(cropped).jpg|center|thumb|177x177px|[[Gautama Buddha]]]]
|[[File:Buddha in Sarnath Museum (Dhammajak Mutra)_(cropped).jpg|center|thumb|177x177px|[[Gautama Buddha]]]]
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|[[Tamil language|Tamil]] for 'respected one' or 'elder one'
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]] for 'respected one' or 'elder one'
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|[[File:Rajkumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg|center|thumb|160x160px|[[Dr. Rajkumar|Dr.. Rajkumar]]]]
|Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj
|Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj
|Nata Saarvabhouma
|Nata Saarvabhouma
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Indian politicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian philosophers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian philosophers]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]

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Popular figures of India have often been conferred with an honorific title by fans and followers. These generally include those that are not formally recognised.

List

Key

  • In descending order of the subjects' long-term notability, roughly.
Portrait Full Name Honorific Notes
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mahatma Sanskrit for "great soul". In popular usage ever since Rabindranath Tagore used it to refer to him.[1] One of the very few biographies on Wikipedia that carry the honorific in title.
Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha In Buddhism, means "awakened one"
B. R. Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Babasaheb Marathi for "respected father" (Baba = father and Saheb = sir). Used by followers initially, now a part of popular culture and usage.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru Pandit Sanskrit for "learned man". Originally meant exclusively for a man expert in Hindu law and literature.[2]
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore Gurudev Bengali for "Godly Teacher" or "Divine Mentor"
Ram Mohan Roy
Ram Mohan Roy Raja Translates to 'king' in most Indian languages. Conferred upon by Akbar II.
Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel Sardar Persian for "leader or chief". Conferred upon by his long-time mentor Mahatma Gandhi[3] after the Bardoli Satyagraha.
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Periyar
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy Thathai Tamil for 'father' or 'father figure'
Periyar Tamil for 'respected one' or 'elder one'
Dr.. Rajkumar
Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj Nata Saarvabhouma Kannada for 'Emperor of Actors'. Revered as so by the people of Karnataka.
Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose Netaji Hindustani for "political leader". Conferred upon by the soldiers of the Indian National Army.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak Lokmanya Sanskrit for "accepted by the people (as their leader)".[4]
C. Rajagopalachari
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Mootharignar Tamil for "the Scholar Emeritus", for his scholarly contribution to the Tamil literature.
File:Jayaprakash Narayan 1980 stamp of India.jpg
Jayaprakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan Loknayak Hindi for "People's leader"
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Veer Hindustani for "the brave". Popularly used by followers; now a part of popular culture.
Vinoba Bhave
Vinayak Narahari Bhave Acharya

Translates to 'respected teacher'.

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Madan Mohan Malaviya
Madan Mohan Malaviya Mahamana
Sam Manekshaw
Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw Bahadur Meaning 'the Brave'. Bahadur is an honorific title bestowed upon princes and victorious military commanders by Mughal emperors, and later by their British successors.
Chittaranjan Das
Chittaranjan Das Deshbandhu Hindi for Friend of the Nation
Jagjivan Ram
Jagjivan Ram Babuji A term of respect for one's father
M. S. Golwalkar
Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar Guruji Hindi for 'respected teacher'
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Abdul Ghaffār Khān Badshah
Aluru Venkata Rao
Aluru Venkata Rao Karnataka Kulapurohita Translation - "High priest of the Kannada family"
Jaggi Vasudev
Jagadish Vasudev Sadhguru "Sadhguru", alternatively spelt "sadguru",[5] means "real or true guru".[6] The term has also been translated as "senior sadhu; eminent preceptor".[7]

References

  1. "Who gave the title 'Mahatma' to Gandhi? Gujarat govt says not Tagore, but 'unknown journalist'". The News Minute. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  2. "Prime Ministers of India - Jawaharlal Nehru". www.indiainfoline.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  3. "Sardar was the title given to Vallabhbhai Patel by class 9 social science CBSE". www.vedantu.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  4. "Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Freedom Fighter Who Said, "Swaraj Is My Birth Right"". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  5. Sanghvi, Rajesh D. (2018), Going Beyond My Guru's for Human Welfare, Notion Press, p. 30, ISBN 978-1-64429-901-2
  6. Cornille, Catherine (1992), The Guru in Indian Catholicism: Ambiguity of Opportunity of Inculturation?, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, p. 103, ISBN 978-0-8028-0566-9
  7. Shantipriyadas, S. (1998). Pramukh Swami Maharaj (2nd ed.). Amdavad: Swaminarayan Aksharpith. p. 307. ISBN 81-7526-000-9.