Rao Sahib / Rao Saheb / Roy Sahib, abbreviated R.S., was a title of honour issued during the era of British rule in India to individuals who performed great service in visionary leadership to the nation. The title was accompanied by a medal. Translated, Rao means "Prince" "sahib means "leader".
This was the start level title usually awarded to civilians, which could later be upgraded to Rao Bahadur and then to Dewan Bahadur titles.
The title styled Rao Sahib were awarded to Hindu people of North India, Rao Saheb in Maharashtra and styled Rao Sahib to Hindu people of South India, however, they were both of same category and spelling was altered to meet with regional differences of pronunciation. Whereas, another spelling variation Roy Sahib was awarded to Hindu people of Bengal region of British India.
The Rao Sabib/Rao Sahib/Roy Sahib and other similar titles issued during British Raj were disestablished in 1947 upon independence of India.
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Some people awarded the Rao Saheb/ Rao Sahib title
- Nagendra Kumar Bhattacharyya - Commissioner of Berhampore 1932-1948, Murshidabad District, West Bengal
- Ramnath Goenka, Bombay - newspaper editor and businessman
- Mulji Jagmal Sawaria, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh - miner
- Rettamalai Srinivasan, was an Indian Revolutionary and Dalit politician.
- Ruda Ladha Chawra, Hoshangabad - industrialist
- Koovarji Karsan Rathor - businessman from Cuttack
- C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao, Padma Vibhushan, Madras - Indian administrative officer.
- Shankar Tukaram Yeolekar, Rao Sahib, Dhulia, West Khandesh zone Bombay, awarded by Viceroy of India Field Marshall Archibald Wavell on 14 June 1945
- Ganpatrao Narayanrao Madiman - businessman and banker.
- Dinkarrao Yashwantrao Rajurkar - Descendant of Jahagirdar & Ruling family of Rajura (Rao) & also MLC till 1949 when he died.[10][11][12]
- Dinanath Atmaram Dalvi - MA LLB,(1844- 10/2/1897) SubJudge,later Subordinate Judge Bombay Presidency, Senior Dakshina Fellow Elphinstone College Bombay,Fellow Bombay University and Author of the book " An Examination of Sir Isaac Newton's Rule for finding the Number of Imaginary Square Roots in an Equation".[13][14][15]
- Dukhan Ram - Indian ophthalmologist, legislator and Padma Bhushan recipient[16]
See also
- Rao Bahadur
- Dewan Bahadur
- Raj Ratna
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