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, politician, writer,

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and leader of the Indian National Congress who served as the last Governor-General of India. He served as the Chief Minister or Premier of the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union and

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. He was the founder of the Swatantra Party and the first recipient of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. 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 Ang ...

, previously known as Banqueting Hall. * Rajaji Memorial: Rajagopalachari's house in Thorapalli, Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District is maintained as a Memorial House by the Government of Tamil Nadu. * Rajaji Salai – Earlier North Beach Road. Both

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and the Chennai Port lie on Rajaji Salai * Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram: School of

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in Kilpauk.

Madurai

* Rajaji Children's park in Tamukkam. *

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, 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

New Delhi

*Rajaji Marg {{Authority control

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 ...

Memorials to C. Rajagopalachari Rajagopalachari, C.