Context:
C. Rajagopalachari is remembered on his birth anniversary.
C. Rajagopalachari:
- Popularly known as Rajaji
- Born on – December 10, 1878, in Tamil Nadu.
- Served as a legal advisor and General Secretary to Indian National Congress (INC)
- Actively participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement
- Civil Disobedience Movement – Led the Salt Satyagraha in the Madras Presidency.
- Rajaji Formula (1944) – Proposed a framework to resolve conflicts between the INC and the Muslim League on partition.
- Served as the 1st Indian Governor-General of India and Last Governor-General of India (1948-1950)
- Served as the Chief Minister of Madras State
- Founder of Swatantra Party (1959) which advocated free-market principles and economic liberalization.
- Literary Works –
- Translated the Mahabharata and Ramayana into English.
- Translated the Ramayana (Chakravarthi Thirumagan) into Tamil
- Hinduism: Doctrine and Way of Life
- One of the 1st recipients of Bharat Ratna (1954)
- Death – December 25, 1972
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna, stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2018 Prelims]
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Motilal Nehru
Answer: (c)