C. Rajagopalachari
Also called: Rajaji · Topic: The National Movement: Gandhian Era · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 3 "Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement"; Class 12, Ch 4 "Framing the Constitution"
Meaning
C. Rajagopalachari, often called Rajaji, was a Congress leader from Madras who was a close follower of Gandhi. He belonged to the group of leaders who joined Gandhi between 1917 and 1922 and helped turn the national movement into a mass movement. He went on to hold high office both before and after independence. He was the only Indian to serve as Governor-General of independent India.
Example
In 1930, during the Civil Disobedience Movement, Rajaji led a salt march from Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam on the Tamil coast and broke the salt law there. His march matched Gandhi's Dandi March in western India.
Don't confuse with
- C.R. Das: a Bengal leader who set up the Swaraj Party with Motilal Nehru to take part in the councils. Rajaji was from Madras and was one of the "no-changers", who stayed with Gandhi's constructive work and did not join the councils.
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- Gandhi as Mahatma
- Shahid Amin
- Gandhi's dhoti and loincloth
- Charkha
- Khadi
- Linguistic Pradesh Congress Committees
- Praja Mandal
- All India States Peoples Conference
- Bijolia movement
- Abul Kalam Azad