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About C. Rajagopalachari
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji, was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and Indian independence activist. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, serving until the abolition of that office upon India becoming a republic in 1950. He was the only Indian-born Governor-General or Viceroy of India; all previous holders of these posts had been British nationals. He was an accomplished writer and one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. He was close to both Gandhi and Nehru. He vehemently opposed the use of nuclear weapons, and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament, until his death at the age of 94 in 1972.
Everything about C. Rajagopalachari →- Occupation
- lawyer, linguist, translator, composer
- Position held
- Governor-General of India, Minister of Home Affairs, Governor of West Bengal, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- Citizenship
- India, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Born
- December 10, 1878
- Died
- December 25, 1972