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C. Rajagopalachari

1878 - 1972

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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (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. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, as, when India became a republic in 1950, the office was abolished. He was also the only Indian-born Governor-General, as all previous holders of the post were British nationals. He also served as leader of the Indian National Congress, Premier of the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union and Chief Minister of Madras state. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. C. Rajagopalachari is the 263rd most popular social activist (down from 233rd in 2019), the 311th most popular biography from India (down from 236th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 263 out of 840. Before him are Emmett Till, Coretta Scott King, Édouard René de Laboulaye, Eunus, Nancy Wake, and Vera Figner. After him are Ho Jong-suk, Jacques Vergès, Edna Parker, Sophie Adlersparre, Camilo Torres Restrepo, and Christa Schroeder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 89. Before him are Tullio Serafin, Grigory Petrovsky, Paul Hazard, Erich Mühsam, Myer Prinstein, and Anton Hansen Tammsaare. After him are Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir, Horacio Quiroga, José Miaja, Walther Ritz, John Rimmer, and Jorge Ubico. Among people deceased in 1972, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 85. Before him are Ross Bagdasarian, Watchman Nee, Chen Yi, Joseph Paul-Boncour, Brandon deWilde, and Richard Courant. After him are Fulbert Youlou, Edgar Snow, W. Ross Ashby, Ralph Craig, Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, and Carl W. Stalling.

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In India

Among people born in India, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 311 out of 1,861. Before him are Abdul Karim (1863), Kuvempu (1904), Jaya Bachchan (1948), Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887), Michael Radford (1946), and Shantanu (null). After him are Karamchand Gandhi (1822), Gupta (240), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Phoolan Devi (1963), Homi J. Bhabha (1909), and Bahadur Shah I (1643).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 15. Before him are Kailash Satyarthi (1954), Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866), Mangal Pandey (1827), Kittur Chennamma (1778), Mohammad Ali Jauhar (1878), and Vandana Shiva (1952). After him are Udham Singh (1899), Aruna Shanbaug case (1948), Rattanbai Jinnah (1900), Harilal Gandhi (1888), Anna Hazare (1937), and Khudiram Bose (1889).

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