Rajaji

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Rajaji was the popular name of C. Rajagopalachari, an Indian statesman, independence activist, last Governor-General of India, and founder of the Swatantra Party.

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Rajaji canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chief Minister
Governor-General of India
Indian nationalist
Indian politician
human
independence activist
lawyer
statesman
writer
advocated free enterprise
individual liberty
limited government
alsoKnownAs C. R.
C. Rajagopalachari
Rajaji
awardReceived Bharat Ratna
Sahitya Akademi Award
BharatRatnaAwardYear 1954
birthDate 1878-12-10
birthPlace British India
Madras Presidency
Thorapalli
child C. R. Krishnaswami
C. R. Narasimhan
Lakshmi Gandhi
closeAssociateOf Mahatma Gandhi
countryOfCitizenship India
deathDate 1972-12-25
deathPlace India
Madras
linked to: Chennai

Tamil Nadu
founded Swatantra Party
fullName Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
linked to: C. Rajagopalachari
ideology classical liberalism
economic liberalism
languageOfWorkOrName English
Tamil
movement Indian independence movement
notableWork Mahabharata (Tamil retelling)
linked to: Mahabharata

Ramayana (Tamil retelling)
occupation independence activist
journalist
lawyer
politician
writer
opposed socialist economic policies in India
politicalParty Indian National Congress
Swatantra Party
positionHeld Chief Minister of Madras State
Governor of West Bengal
Governor-General of India
Home Minister of India
linked to: Union Home Minister

Minister without Portfolio in the Interim Government of India
Premier of Madras Presidency
religion Hinduism
SahityaAkademiAwardYear 1958
spouse Alamelu Mangalamma
linked to: Alamelu Mangamma
wasLastHolderOfOffice Governor-General of India
linked to: Governor-General

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C. Rajagopalachari shortName Rajaji
subject linked to: C. R.
Rajaji alsoKnownAs Rajaji