Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari 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 independence activis ...

(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 lawyer,

Indian independence activist The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by individuals and organizations from a wide spectrum of society to obtain political independence from the British, French and Portuguese rule through the use of a many methods. This is a l ...

, politician, writer,

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and leader of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...

who served as the last

Governor-General of India The Governor-General of India (1773–1950, from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, commonly shortened to Viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom and after Indian independence in 1 ...

. He served as the Chief Minister or Premier of the Madras Presidency,

Governor of West Bengal The Governor of West Bengal is the nominal head of state of the Indian state of West Bengal and a representative of the President of India. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. His official residence is the Raj ...

, Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union and Chief Minister of Madras state. He was the founder of the

Swatantra Party The Swatantra Party was an Indian classical liberal political party, that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National Congress's increasingly soci ...

and the first recipient of India's highest civilian award, the

Bharat Ratna The Bharat Ratna (; ''Jewel of India'') is the highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest orde ...

. Raja vehemently opposed the usage of

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and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament. He was also nicknamed the Mango of Salem.

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

Rajaji Hall Rajaji Hall, previously known as the Banqueting Hall, Madras, is a public hall in the city of Chennai, India used for social functions. The hall was built by John Goldingham to commemorate the British victory over Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Angl ...

, previously known as Banqueting Hall. * Rajaji Memorial: Rajagopalachari's house in Thorapalli,

Hosur Taluk Hosur taluka is a taluka of Krishnagiri district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the City of Hosur, Krishnagiri, Hosur. This taluk consists of 76 Revenue Villages Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Hos ...

Krishnagiri District Krishnagiri district is one of the 38 districts (a district in the north western part) of the state of Tamil Nadu, in India. This district is carved out from Dharmapuri District by 2004. The municipal town of Krishnagiri is the district head ...

is maintained as a Memorial House by the Government of Tamil Nadu. * Rajaji Salai – Earlier North Beach Road. Both Fort St. George and the Chennai Port lie on Rajaji Salai * Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram: School of

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is an Indian educational trust. It was founded on 7 November 1938 by Dr K.M Munshi, with the support of Mahatma Gandhi. The trust programmes through its 119 centres in India, 7 centres abroad and 367 constituent instit ...

Kilpauk Kilpauk is a semi residential area located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The distance from Chennai's city to Kilpauk is about 6 km. The region is situated off the Poonamallee High Road in the west. Adjacent areas of Kilpauk include Chetpe ...

Madurai

* Rajaji Children's park in Tamukkam. *

Government Rajaji Hospital Government Rajaji Hospital is situated in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The hospital provides tertiary care to more than twenty million people in the southern part of Tamil Nadu. The hospital was formerly known as Erskines Hospital. The hospital w ...

, formerly Erskines Hospital, established in 1842.

Tiruchirappalli

* Rajaji Nagar

Thoothukudi

* Rajaji Park

Andhra Pradesh

Chittoor

* Rajaji Nagar

Karnataka

Bangalore

* Rajaji Nagar

Kerala

Cochin

*Rajaji Road

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

* Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Institute of Management

Uttarakhand

Rajaji National Park Rajaji National Park is an Indian national park and tiger reserve that encompasses the Shivaliks, near the foothills of the Himalayas. It is spread over 820 km2 and includes three districts of Uttarakhand: Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri G ...

New Delhi

*Rajaji Marg {{Authority control Rajagopalachari Rajagopalachari Memorials to C. Rajagopalachari Rajagopalachari, C.