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[[File:Diwan Bahadur Title Badge, India.png|right|thumb|160px|Diwan Bahadur [[Title Badge (India)|Title Badge]] awarded in reign of [[George V]]]]
{{Short description|Title of honour awarded during British rule in India}}
[[File:Diwan Bahadur Title Badge, India.png|right|thumb|160px|Diwan Bahadur [[Title Badge (India)|Title Badge]] awarded in reign of [[George V]].]]
'''Dewan Bahadur''' or '''Diwan Bahadur''' was a [[title of honour]] awarded during [[British Raj|British rule in India]].<ref name=a/><ref name=b/> It was awarded to individuals who had performed faithful service or acts of public welfare to the nation. From 1911 the title was accompanied by a special [[Title Badge (India)|Title Badge]].<ref name=Dorling>{{Cite book |author=H. Taprell Dorling.|title= Ribbons and Medals|page=111|publisher= A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London|year=1956}}</ref> [[Dewan]] literally means Prime Minister in Indian context and ''Bahadur'' means brave.
'''Dewan Bahadur''' or '''Diwan Bahadur''' was a [[title of honour]] awarded during [[British Raj|British rule in India]].<ref name=a/><ref name=b/> It was awarded to individuals who had performed faithful service or acts of public welfare to the nation. From 1911 the title was accompanied by a special [[Title Badge (India)|Title Badge]].<ref name=Dorling>{{Cite book |author=H. Taprell Dorling.|title= Ribbons and Medals|page=111|publisher= A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London|year=1956}}</ref> ''[[Dewan]]'' literally means Prime Minister in Indian context and ''[[Baghatur|Bahadur]]'' means brave.


This title was above [[Rao Bahadur]] title and people with Rao Bahadur could be elevated to status of [[Diwan Bahadur]].<ref name=a>{{cite book|title=Role of Press and Indian Freedom Struggle: All Through the Gandhian Era By A. S. Iyengar|year=2001|page=280|isbn=9788176482561|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pAJDpBQhBlcC&q=Dewan+Bahadur+&pg=PA280|last1=Iyengar|first1=A. S.}}</ref><ref name=j>{{Cite web |url=http://www.quilahouse.com/dewan-bahadur.htm |title=as rewarded successively with the titles "Rai Sahab", "Rai Bahadur" and finally, towards the end of the Second World War, "Dewan Bahadur". |access-date=2013-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219014618/http://www.quilahouse.com/dewan-bahadur.htm |archive-date=2015-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
This title was above [[Rao Bahadur]] title and people with Rao Bahadur could be elevated to status of [[Diwan Bahadur]].<ref name=a>{{cite book|title=Role of Press and Indian Freedom Struggle: All Through the Gandhian Era By A. S. Iyengar|year=2001|page=280|isbn=9788176482561|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pAJDpBQhBlcC&q=Dewan+Bahadur+&pg=PA280|last1=Iyengar|first1=A. S.}}</ref><ref name=j>{{Cite web |url=http://www.quilahouse.com/dewan-bahadur.htm |title=as rewarded successively with the titles "Rai Sahab", "Rai Bahadur" and finally, towards the end of the Second World War, "Dewan Bahadur". |access-date=2013-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219014618/http://www.quilahouse.com/dewan-bahadur.htm |archive-date=2015-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Further, the Prime Ministers of [[Indian Princely States]] were known as Dewan/[[Diwan (title)|Diwan]]. They were also given or promoted directly to the title of Dewan Bahadur by British authorities on being appointed Dewan, to suit their post.
Further, the Prime Ministers of [[Indian Princely States]] were known as Dewan/[[Diwan (title)|Diwan]]. They were also given or promoted directly to the title of Dewan Bahadur by British authorities on being appointed Dewan, to suit their post.


The Dewan Bahadur and other similar titles issued during British Raj were disestablished in 1947 upon independence of India.<ref name=b>{{cite book|title=Introduction to the Constitution of India By Sharma, Sharma B.k.|year=2007|page=83|isbn=9788120332461|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=srDytmFE3KMC&q=Dewan+Bahadur+TITLE&pg=PA83|author1=Sharma|last2=Sharma|first2=B. K.}}</ref>
The Dewan and other similar titles issued during British Raj were disestablished in 1947 upon independence of India.<ref name=b>{{cite book|title=Introduction to the Constitution of India By Sharma, Sharma B.k.|year=2007|page=83|isbn=9788120332461|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=srDytmFE3KMC&q=Dewan+Bahadur+TITLE&pg=PA83|author1=Sharma|last2=Sharma|first2=B. K.}}</ref>


==List of people with Dewan Bahadur title==
==List of people with Dewan Bahadur title==
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{{main|Category:Dewan Bahadurs}}
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* [[R. Raghunatha Rao]] – Diwan of [[Indore State]] from 1875 to 1880 and 1886 to 1888.
* [[R. Raghunatha Rao]] – Dewan of [[Indore State]] from 1875 to 1880 and 1886 to 1888.
* [[R. Ramachandra Rao]]
* [[R. Ramachandra Rao]]
* [[N. Pattabhirama Rao]]
* [[N. Pattabhirama Rao]]
* [[K. Rangachari]]
* [[K. Rangachari]]
* [[V. Nagam Aiya]] of Travancore
* [[V. Nagam Aiya]] of [[Travancore]]
* [[I. X. Pereira]]
* [[I. X. Pereira]]
* [[K. P. Puttanna Chetty]]
* [[K. P. Puttanna Chetty]]
* [[D. D. Thacker]], of [[Jharia]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HgMWAQAAIAAJ&q=d.+d.+thacker+diwan+bahadur&dq=d.+d.+thacker+diwan+bahadur&hl=en&ei=nAAjTuLlJcWurAeixvT3DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress, Volume 37]</ref>
* [[D. D. Thacker]] of [[Jharia]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HgMWAQAAIAAJ&q=d.+d.+thacker+diwan+bahadur Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress, Volume 37]</ref>
* [[Ketoli Chengappa]], Chief Commissioner of [[Kodagu]] (Coorg)
* [[Ketoli Chengappa]] Chief Commissioner of [[Kodagu]]
* [[C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar]], [[CBE]] – Indian industrialist and politician.
* [[C. S. Ratnasabhapathy Mudaliar]] [[CBE]] Indian industrialist and politician.
* [[R. Venkata Ratnam]] of [[Madras]]<ref>The Message and Ministrations of Dewan Bahadur Sir R. Venkata Ratnam, Volume 3 by Sir R Venkata Ratnam, V. Ramakrishna Rao - 1924.</ref>
* [[R. Venkata Ratnam]] of [[Madras]]<ref>The Message and Ministrations of Dewan Bahadur Sir R. Venkata Ratnam, Volume 3 by Sir R Venkata Ratnam, V. Ramakrishna Rao - 1924.</ref>
* [[E.K Govindan]]
* [[E.K Krishnan]] of [[Madras]]
* [[E.K Krishnan]] of [[Madras]]
* [[P. T. Kumarasamy Chetty]] of [[Madras]]
* [[P. T. Kumarasamy Chetty]] of [[Madras]]
* [[T. Namberumal Chetty]] of [[Madras]]
* [[T. Namberumal Chetty]] of [[Madras]]
* [[Rettamalai Srinivasan]] of [[Madras]]
* [[Rettamalai Srinivasan]] of [[Madras]]
* [https://pachaiyappastrustboard.org/trustees/ V. Masilamani Pillai of Madras]
* [[S. Venkataramadas Nayudu]] – [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of the [[Pudukkottai state]] from 1899 to 1909
* [[S. Venkataramadas Nayudu]] – Dewan of the [[Pudukkottai state]] from 1899 to 1909.
* [[V. Thirumalai Pillai]] of [[Madras]]
* [[V. Thirumalai Pillai]] of [[Madras]]
* [[P. Khalifulla Sahib|P. Khalifullah Sahib Rowther]] – [[Dewan]] of [[Pudukkottai State]] from 1941 to 1947
* [[P. Khalifulla Sahib|P. Khalifullah Sahib Rowther]] – Dewan of [[Pudukkottai State]] from 1941 to 1947.
* [[Lodd Govindoss Chathurbhujadoss]]
* [[Lodd Govindoss Chathurbhujadoss]]
* Chevalier [[I. X. Pereira]] ('''Ignatius Xavier Pereira''') {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of St. Sylvester|KCSS]]}} colonial-era Sri Lankan businessman and politician.
* [[L. D. Swamikannu Pillai]] - First elected president of the [[Madras Legislative Council]].
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Revision as of 05:48, 28 June 2024

Diwan Bahadur Title Badge awarded in reign of George V.

Dewan Bahadur or Diwan Bahadur was a title of honour awarded during British rule in India.[1][2] It was awarded to individuals who had performed faithful service or acts of public welfare to the nation. From 1911 the title was accompanied by a special Title Badge.[3] Dewan literally means Prime Minister in Indian context and Bahadur means brave.

This title was above Rao Bahadur title and people with Rao Bahadur could be elevated to status of Diwan Bahadur.[1][4]

Further, the Prime Ministers of Indian Princely States were known as Dewan/Diwan. They were also given or promoted directly to the title of Dewan Bahadur by British authorities on being appointed Dewan, to suit their post.

The Dewan and other similar titles issued during British Raj were disestablished in 1947 upon independence of India.[2]

List of people with Dewan Bahadur title

Main page: Category:Dewan Bahadurs

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Iyengar, A. S. (2001). Role of Press and Indian Freedom Struggle: All Through the Gandhian Era By A. S. Iyengar. p. 280. ISBN 9788176482561.
  2. ^ a b Sharma; Sharma, B. K. (2007). Introduction to the Constitution of India By Sharma, Sharma B.k. p. 83. ISBN 9788120332461.
  3. ^ H. Taprell Dorling. (1956). Ribbons and Medals. A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London. p. 111.
  4. ^ "as rewarded successively with the titles "Rai Sahab", "Rai Bahadur" and finally, towards the end of the Second World War, "Dewan Bahadur"". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  5. ^ Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress, Volume 37
  6. ^ The Message and Ministrations of Dewan Bahadur Sir R. Venkata Ratnam, Volume 3 by Sir R Venkata Ratnam, V. Ramakrishna Rao - 1924.
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