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INDIA'S FIRST GOVERNOR GENERAL

 



C. Rajagopalachari



Personal details

Born :- Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

10 December 1878

Thorapalli, Madras Presidency, British Raj

(now Thorapalli, Tamil Nadu, India)

Died  :- 25 December 1972 (aged 94)

Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

(present-day Chennai)

Resting place :-Mootharignar Rajaji Ninaivaalayam

Nationality :- British Raj

Indian

Political party :-  Swatantra Party

Other political :- Indian National Congress

affiliations :- (Until 1957) Indian National Democratic Congress (1957–1959)

Spouse(s)   :- Alamelu Mangalamma (m. 1897; died 1916)​

Children :- 5, including C. R. Narasimhan

Alma mater :- Bangalore University

Presidency College, Chennai

Profession :- Statesman Writer Lawyer Independence Activist

Awards :- Bharat Ratna (1954)

Language :- Tamil, English

Notable works :- Chakravarti Thirumugan (Ramayana)[1]

Vyasar Virundhu (Mahabharata) Stories for the Innocent Hinduism; Doctrine and Way of Life

Notable awards  :- Sahitya Akademi Award

 

8th Premier of Madras Presidency

In office :- 14 July 1937 – 9 October 1939

Governor :- The Lord Erskine

Preceded by :- Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu

Succeeded by :-  Tanguturi Prakasam

Constituency :- Leader of the State Legislative Council

 

 

1st Governor of West Bengal

In office :- 15 August 1947 – 21 June 1948

Premier :- Prafulla Chandra Ghosh Bidhan Chandra Roy

Preceded by :- Position established Frederick Burrows as Governor of Bengal Presidency

Succeeded by :- Kailash Nath Katju

 

Governor-General of India

In office :- 21 June 1948 – 26 January 1950

Monarch :- George VI

Prime Minister :- Jawaharlal Nehru

Preceded by :- Louis Mountbatten

Succeeded by :- Position abolished Rajendra Prasad as the President of India

 

Minister without portfolio

In office :- 15 July 1950 – 26 December 1950

Prime Minister :- Jawaharlal Nehru

 

Minister of Home Affairs

In office :- 26 December 1950 - 5 November 1951

Prime Minister :- Jawaharlal Nehru

Preceded by :- Vallabhbhai Patel

Succeeded by :- Kailash Nath Katju

 

1st Chief Minister of Madras State

In office :- 10 April 1952 – 13 April 1954

Governor :- Sri Prakasa

Preceded by :- Position established

Succeeded by :-  K. Kamaraj

Constituency :- Leader of the State Legislative Council