List of places named after C. Rajagopalachari

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C. Rajagopalachari
Born(1878-12-10)10 December 1878
Died25 December 1972(1972-12-25) (aged 94)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (present-day Chennai)

Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (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 lawyer, Indian independence activist, 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. Raja vehemently opposed the usage of nuclear weapons and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament. He was also nicknamed the Mango of Salem.

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

Madurai

Tiruchirappalli

  • Rajaji Nagar

Thoothukudi

  • Rajaji Park

Andhra Pradesh

Chittoor

  • Rajaji Nagar

Karnataka

Bangalore

Kerala

Cochin

  • Rajaji Road

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

  • Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Institute of Management

Uttarakhand

New Delhi

  • Rajaji Marg