Editing Style (form of address) (section)

===India===
'''His Excellency/Her Excellency''' is used before the name of President of India as well as before of governors of the states. However, it is not mandatory for an Indian citizen to use this style to address the president or the governors after a notification from the President House. But it is mandatory for foreigners to address the president and governors.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-10 |title=President no more 'His Excellency' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-no-more-his-excellency/articleshow/16745331.cms |access-date=2024-03-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

'''Your Honour/My Lord''' – It is used before the names of judges but now it is also not mandatory. The [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] in a hearing said that people need to respect the judges and "Sir" is sufficient for it.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}

====Royal styles in India====
With a long history of rulers, there are many styles which vary from territory to territory and languages for royal families in India, commonly [[Maharaja]] (for king), [[Maharani]] (queen) whereas for their successors Raja, Rani (Maha meaning "Great" removed). Rajkumar (for prince) and Rajkumari (for princess).

Others include [[Hukam]] (commonly in [[Rajasthan]]), [[Sardar]] (kings in territories of Punjab within [[Sikh Empire]]), [[Padishah|Badshah]] ([[Mughal Empire]]), Vazeer-e-Aala (in [[Mughal Empire]]) etc.