Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (10 December 1878 - 25 December 1972), informally called Rajaji or C.R. , was an Indian lawyer, freedom-fighter, politician, writer, statesman 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 Chief Minister of Madras state.

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  • Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (10 December 1878 - 25 December 1972), informally called Rajaji or C.R. , was an Indian lawyer, freedom-fighter, politician, writer, statesman 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 Chief Minister of Madras state. He was the founder of the Swatantra Party and the first recipient of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. Rajaji vehemently opposed the usage of nuclear weapons and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament. He was also nicknamed the Mango of Salem. Rajagopalachari was born in Thorapalli in the then Salem district and was educated in Central College, Bangalore and Presidency College, Madras. In 1900 he started a prosperous legal practise. He entered politics and was a member and later President of Salem municipality. He joined the Indian National Congress and participated in the agitations against the Rowlatt Act, the Non-Cooperation movement, the Vaikom Satyagraha and the Civil Disobedience movement. In 1930, he led the Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha in response to the Dandi March and courted imprisonment. In 1937, Rajaji was elected Chief Minister or Premier of Madras Presidency and served till 1940, when he resigned due to Britain's declaration of war against Germany. He advocated cooperation over Britain's war effort and opposed the Quit India Movement. He favoured talks with Jinnah and the Muslim League and proposed what later came to be known as the "C. R. Formula". In 1946, he was appointed Minister of Industry, Supply, Education and Finance in the interim government. He served as the Governor of West Bengal from 1947 to 1948, Governor-General of India from 1948 to 1950, Union Home Minister from 1951 to 1952 and the Chief Minister of Madras state from 1952 to 1954. He resigned from the Indian National Congress and founded the Swatantra Party, which fought against the Congress in the 1962, 1967 and 1972 elections. Rajaji was instrumental in setting up an united Anti-Congress front in Madras state. This front under C. N. Annadurai captured power in the 1967 elections. Rajaji was an accomplished writer and made lasting contributions to Indian English literature. He is also credited with composition of the song Kurai Onrum Illai set in Carnatic music. He pioneered temperance and temple entry movements in India and advocated Dalit upliftment. Rajaji has been criticized for introducing the compulsory study of Hindi and the Hereditary Education Policy in Tamil Nadu. Critics have often attributed his pre-eminence in politics to his being a favorite of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Rajaji was described by Gandhi as the "keeper of my conscience".
  • C. Rajagopalachari war ein bedeutender indischer Freiheitskämpfer und Mitglied des Indischen Nationalkongresses. Er war ein Freund und Mitarbeiter von Mohandas Gandhi. Nach der Unabhängigkeit Indiens von Großbritannien 1947 fungierte er bis 1950 als erster und letzter Generalgouverneur von Indien, der tatsächlich indischer Herkunft war. 1947/48 war er Gouverneur von Westbengalen. Von 1952 bis 1954 bekleidete er das Amt des Chief Ministers von Madras. Er gehörte 1954 zu den ersten Preisträgern des Bharat Ratna.
  • Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, conocido como Rajaji o C.R. , fue un abogado, escritor y estadista Hindú. Fue el segundo y último Gobernador General de la India independiente y el único Gobernador hindú. Posteriormente fue nombrado Ministro Principal del estado de Madrás, siendo en 1954 uno de los primeros galardonados con el más alto honor civil de la India, el Bharat Ratna, junto al Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan y al Dr. C.V. Raman. C.R. nació en el seno de una familia Tamil Brahmin en un barrio del distrito de Krishnagiri, en el estado de Tamil Nadu, y fue educado en Madrás y Bangalore, lugar donde estudio derecho. Se casó muy joven y tuvo cinco hijos, antes de enviudar a los 37 años. Tras terminar sus estudios, trabajó como abogado en Salem, donde comenzó a mostrar interés por la política. Considerado durante un tiempo como el heredero de Gandhi, fue uno de los cinco líderes del Partido del Congreso durante la lucha por la independencia de la India, junto a Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel y Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad. En 1948, una vez que la India hubo obtenido la independencia, reemplazó a Lord Mountbatten en el cargo de Gobernador General de la India, puesto que ocupó hasta que se declaró la república el 26 de enero de 1950. Entonces, ese puesto fue sustituido por el Presidente, siendo nombrado en su lugar Rajendra Prasad. Posteriormente, fue nombrado Ministro Principal del estado de Madrás en 1952 y hasta 1954, puesto que ya había ocupado entre 1937 y 1939. En 1957 abandonó el Partido del Congreso y formó una nueva fuerza política, el Congreso Democrático Nacional de la India, partido que se integró posteriormente en el Partido Swatantra. Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari falleció en diciembre de 1972 a los 94 años de edad.
  • Chakravarthi Râjagopâlâchâri, connu sous les surnoms de Râjajî ou C.R. , était un homme de droit, écrivain, homme d'état indien et spiritualiste hindou. Il fut le second Gouverneur général de l'Inde indépendante, après Lord Mountbatten de Birmanie, puis Ministre en Chef de la Présidence de Madras. Considéré un temps comme l'héritier de Gandhi, cet homme de loi brillant originaire de Salem, est avant l'indépendance l'un des cinq leaders du Parti du Congrès avec Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel et Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad. Parmi ces cinq hommes, Râjajî, Nehru et Patel sont censés incarner « la tête, le cœur et les mains » de Gandhi, dans l'ombre duquel ils restent jusqu'à sa disparition. Ironiquement, tous trois ont des caractères tempêtueux et ne restent liés que par leur but commun et le charisme de Gandhi. Ils ont cependant un grand respect les uns pour les autres. Nehru écrit à propos de Râjajî dans son autobiographie comment son « intellect brillant, son caractère généreux et son pouvoir pénétrant d'analyse avaient été des atouts pour notre cause ». Râjajî est probablement le premier leader du Parti du Congrès à admettre la caractère inévitable de la Partition de l'Inde. Il prophétise même, à tort cependant, que le Pakistan ne gardera pas son unité plus de vingt-cinq ans. Râjajî est connu pour être un féroce défenseur de ses idéaux politiques qui n'hésite pas à contredire ses adjoints ou ses amis les plus proches en public lorsqu'il est en désaccord avec eux. Plus tard, C.R. devient un critique intransigeant de Nehru et du parti du Congrès. Il fonde le parti Swatantra dans les années 1950 et attaque la politique de planification (permit-license Raj) craignant qu'elle n'entraîne corruption et stagnation, au moment-même où la pensée socialiste de Nehru emporte toutes les faveurs. Râjajî est l'auteur d'ouvrages sur Marc-Aurèle et de version en langue anglaise du Râmâyana and Mahâbhârata. Il a reçu la Bharat Ratna en 1954.
  • Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, conhecido como ou Rajaji ou CR, foi um advogado, escritor, estadista e um devoto hindu indiano. Ele foi o segundo governador-geral da Índia independente. Mais tarde ele se tornou o ministro-chefe de estado de Madras.
  • Rajaji (Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari), född i december 1878 i Salem, död 25 december 1972), det självständiga Indiens andre generalguvernör, var utbildad jurist, författare, statsman och en religiös personlighet. Han tjänstgjorde även som premiärminister i delstaten Madras. Under 1940-talet hade Rajaji tillhört det absoluta ledarskiktet i Kongresspartiet, men började under 1950-talet starkt kritisera Nehru och sitt gamla parti och dess socialistiska linje, för att istället grunda Swatantra Party med ett liberalt program för det indiska näringslivet. Först 1991 bytte man fot i Kongresspartiet och övergick till den politik Rajaji agiterat för fyra decennier tidigare. Rajaji ersatte 1948 Louis Mountbatten som generalguvernör över det självständiga Indien, en post han behöll till 1950 när Indiens nya grundlag trädde i kraft och sprängde banden till den brittiska kronan. Förste president blev då Rajendra Prasad. Sedan republiken alltså införts blev Rajaji minister i Nehrus regering, senare också inrikesminister. Han tillträdde som premiärminister i Madras 1952, och stannade på denna post till 1954. Sistnämnda år blev Rajaji en av de första att emotta Bharat Ratna, Indiens högsta hedersutmärkelse.
  • 查克拉瓦尔蒂·拉贾戈巴拉查理(Chakravarti Rajagopalachari)（泰米尔：சக்ரவர்தி ராஜகோபாலாச்சாரி，1878年12月10日－1972年12月25日）律师、作家、政治家和一个印度教降神师。他是印度獨立後唯一的印度人總督，后任马达拉斯（Madras）首席部长（泰米尔纳德邦）。 拉贾戈巴拉查理后出任尼赫鲁总理的内阁成员，任内政部长。1952年至1954年任马达拉斯（Madras）首席部长。1959年成為獨立黨的創建人和領導者。离开政府后，他是第一个获得印度政府的最高荣誉奖——巴域·维那（Bharat Ratna）。
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  • Mr. Rajagopalachari was one of the makers of new India, a sincere patriot, a man whose penetrating intellect and moral sense added depth to national affairs. His analysis, his anticipation, his administrative acumen and his courage to steer an unpopular course if he felt the need, marked him as a statesman and made an impact on the national history at several crucial junctures. He had held the highest positions and lent distinction to every office. Ralhan, Pg 41
  • Swarajya, 27 January 1973
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  • Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (10 December 1878 - 25 December 1972), informally called Rajaji or C.R. , was an Indian lawyer, freedom-fighter, politician, writer, statesman 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 Chief Minister of Madras state.
  • C. Rajagopalachari war ein bedeutender indischer Freiheitskämpfer und Mitglied des Indischen Nationalkongresses. Er war ein Freund und Mitarbeiter von Mohandas Gandhi. Nach der Unabhängigkeit Indiens von Großbritannien 1947 fungierte er bis 1950 als erster und letzter Generalgouverneur von Indien, der tatsächlich indischer Herkunft war. 1947/48 war er Gouverneur von Westbengalen. Von 1952 bis 1954 bekleidete er das Amt des Chief Ministers von Madras.
  • Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, conocido como Rajaji o C.R. , fue un abogado, escritor y estadista Hindú. Fue el segundo y último Gobernador General de la India independiente y el único Gobernador hindú. Posteriormente fue nombrado Ministro Principal del estado de Madrás, siendo en 1954 uno de los primeros galardonados con el más alto honor civil de la India, el Bharat Ratna, junto al Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan y al Dr. C.V. Raman. C.R.
  • Chakravarthi Râjagopâlâchâri, connu sous les surnoms de Râjajî ou C.R. , était un homme de droit, écrivain, homme d'état indien et spiritualiste hindou. Il fut le second Gouverneur général de l'Inde indépendante, après Lord Mountbatten de Birmanie, puis Ministre en Chef de la Présidence de Madras.
  • Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, conhecido como ou Rajaji ou CR, foi um advogado, escritor, estadista e um devoto hindu indiano. Ele foi o segundo governador-geral da Índia independente. Mais tarde ele se tornou o ministro-chefe de estado de Madras.
  • Rajaji (Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari), född i december 1878 i Salem, död 25 december 1972), det självständiga Indiens andre generalguvernör, var utbildad jurist, författare, statsman och en religiös personlighet. Han tjänstgjorde även som premiärminister i delstaten Madras.
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