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