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Rai Bahadur,abbreviatedR.B.,was a title of honour bestowed during British rule in India to individuals for faithful service or acts of public welfare to the Empire. From 1911,the title was accompanied by a medal called a Title Badge. Translated,Rao means "prince",and Bahadur means "brave" or "most honourable". Bestowed mainly on Hindus,the equivalent title for Muslim and Parsi subjects was Khan Bahadur. For Sikhs it was Sardar Bahadur.
Virginia Helen McCord Mecklenburg is an American art historian and curator. Mecklenburg is currently the Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum,where she has worked since 1979.
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