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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

C. Rajagopalachari

1878 - 1972

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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari BR (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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of C. Rajagopalachari has received more than 3,477,126 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). C. Rajagopalachari is the 213th most popular social activist (up from 234th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from India (up from 238th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 213 out of 538Before him are Luisa Cuesta, Bernard II, Duke of Saxony, Hrant Dink, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Sergei Kovalev, and Vandana Shiva. After him are Jacques Vergès, Huber Matos, David Lane, Jayaprakash Narayan, Nayirah testimony, and Cassivellaunus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 58Before him are Upton Sinclair, Paul Pelliot, Wallace Hartley, Stephen Timoshenko, Franz Schreker, and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Horacio Quiroga, Hans Ledwinka, Eino Leino, Paul Troost, Lionel Barrymore, and Walter Heitz. Among people deceased in 1972, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 62Before him are Matvei Zakharov, Stephen Timoshenko, Lester B. Pearson, Watchman Nee, Prescott Bush, and Jules Romains. After him are George Sanders, Chen Yi, William Dieterle, Alejandra Pizarnik, Viktor Barna, and Ettore Bastico.

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In India

Among people born in India, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 209 out of 1,493Before him are Hema Malini (1948), Thiruvalluvar (350), Aamir Khan (1965), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), Vandana Shiva (1952), and Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913). After him are Shah Alam II (1728), Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865), Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942), Raja Ravi Varma (1848), and Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 13Before him are Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866), Vinoba Bhave (1895), Mangal Pandey (1827), Kittur Chennamma (1778), Kailash Satyarthi (1954), and Vandana Shiva (1952). After him are Jayaprakash Narayan (1902), Anna Hazare (1937), Khudiram Bose (1889), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), M. N. Roy (1887), and Baba Amte (1914).