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Purushottam Das Tandon

1882 - 1962

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Purushottam Das Tandon (; 1 August 1882 – 1 July 1962) was a freedom fighter from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is widely remembered for his opposition to the partition of India, as well as efforts in achieving the Official Language of India status for Hindi. He was customarily given the title Rajarshi (etymology: Raja + Rishi = Royal Saint). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Purushottam Das Tandon has received more than 305,193 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Purushottam Das Tandon is the 14,382nd most popular politician (down from 13,908th in 2019), the 612th most popular biography from India (down from 555th in 2019) and the 185th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Purushottam Das Tandon ranks 14,382 out of 19,576. Before him are Francisco Silvela, Ramón Barros Luco, Higinio Uriarte, Beorhtwulf of Mercia, Thurisind, and Salvador Jovellanos. After him are Luis Batlle Berres, Hywel Dda, José María Carreño, Naplanum, Eduardo Santos, and Martín Carrera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Purushottam Das Tandon ranks 211. Before him are José Luis Tejada Sorzano, Leonard Nelson, Ștefania Mărăcineanu, Wyndham Halswelle, Juan Luque de Serrallonga, and Sven Forssman. After him are Ernestas Galvanauskas, Emil Filla, Richard Johansson, Henri Fabre, Marie Doro, and Jess McMahon. Among people deceased in 1962, Purushottam Das Tandon ranks 153. Before him are Charles Rigoulot, Otto Froitzheim, Ellen Osiier, Roque González Garza, Manolis Kalomiris, and Iuliu Baratky. After him are Viacheslav Ragozin, Jean Stern, Yvette Andréyor, G. M. Trevelyan, Arseny Golovko, and Per Thorén.

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In India

Among people born in India, Purushottam Das Tandon ranks 612 out of 1,861. Before him are C. N. R. Rao (1934), Bachendri Pal (1954), Randhir Kapoor (1947), Zakir Hussain (1951), Aruna Irani (1946), and Sachin Tendulkar (1973). After him are Qurratulain Hyder (1927), Roberto de Nobili (1577), Arati Saha (1940), Karamchand Gandhi (1822), Rani Mukerji (1978), and Mary Boyce (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Purushottam Das Tandon ranks 185. Before him are Muhammad Azam Shah (1653), Baji Rao II (1775), BP Koirala (1914), George Fernandes (1930), Jaipal Singh Munda (1903), and Gopinath Bordoloi (1890). After him are Karamchand Gandhi (1822), K. B. Hedgewar (1889), Lobsang Sangay (1968), Wasim Sajjad (1941), S. Jaishankar (1955), and Ram Vilas Paswan (1946).

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