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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari BR (10 December 1878 – 25 December 1972), popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji (Rajaji, the Scholar Emeritus), was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and Indian independence activist.
Jun 21, 2018 · Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was an eminent Indian politician, freedom fighter, statesman and lawyer. He was the last Governor-General of India and the first Indian to occupy the post.
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (born 1879, Hosur, India—died Dec. 25, 1972, Madras [now Chennai]) was the only Indian governor-general of independent India. He was a founder and leader of the Swatantra (Independent) Party in 1959.
Jun 5, 2024 · C. Rajagopalachari was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician and writer. He was the first and last Indian Governor General of India after Lord Mountbatten left India in 1948.
Apr 22, 2023 · C. Rajagopalachari, fondly known as Rajaji, was a prominent Indian statesman, lawyer, writer, and independence activist who played a crucial role in the Indian freedom struggle.
Jun 8, 2018 · Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (often called C. R. or Rajaji) was born on 10 December 1878 to a family of poor Iyengar Brahmans in Thorapalli, near Hosur, in the Tamil country. The first Indian to serve as free India's head of state, he was ninety-four when he died in Chennai (formerly Madras) on 25 December 1972.
His most popular works include a retelling of the Mahabharata and Ramayana in English, and Ramayana – Chakravarti Thirumagan in Tamil. Popularly referred to as ‘Rajaji’, a prominent Indian statesman who was a firm Gandhian and a member of the Indian National Congress.
