Short Essay on C. Rajagopalachari' in English
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari was a luminary figure of
the Indian freedom movement. He played a pivotal role in India’s freedom from
cruel British rule. He was born on December 10, 1878 in Thorapalli in Madras Presidency
of British India (Presently in Tamil Nadu) in an Iyengar
family. Chakravarthi Venkatarayan was his father.
After completion of his early education,
Rajagopalachari attained his Graduation degree in 1894 from the Central
College, Bengaluru. He received a degree in Law from the Presidency College,
Madras in 1897 AD. He remained very disappointed due to the miserable
conditions of his fellow countrymen under the cruel British rule.
He started taking interest in the nationalist
movement. He became active in politics and later he was elected as the chairman
of Salem municipality in 1917. After joining the Indian National Congress, he
took an active part in the Anti-Rowlatt movement. Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy
and political ideas immensely inspired Rajagopalachari and he became his
follower. He gave complete support to Gandhiji’s Non-Cooperation Movement. Soon
Rajagopalachari emerged as a leading figure in the INC. He was elected to the
Congress Working Committee in 1921. In 1922, he emerged as the main leader of
the ‘No Changers’ group in the Congress.
This Group rejected the idea of contesting elections
for the Imperial Legislative Council set up under the Government of India Act,
1919. He was also a social reformer as he vehemently opposed the evil of
untouchability in the Indian society. He led campaigns for it. He was the main
leader of the Vaikom Satyagraha against the untouchability during 1924-25. He
was sent behind bars for taking active part in the Salt Satyagraha in Tamil
Nadu.
He became the Chief Minister of Madras in 1937 after
C. Rajagopalachari his party got success in elections held under the Government
of India Act 1935. He quit the Congress Party in 1942 for not accepting the
Cripps formula. He also proposed the famous C.R Formula for Congress-Muslim
League cooperation. He became the Governor of West Bengal after independence.
He also served as the first and only Indian Governor-General of India from 1948
to 1950. After Sardar Patel’s death, he became the Union Home Minister for 10
months. He again became the Chief Minister of Madras in 1952. He quit the
Congress in 1957 again and formed the Swatantra Party in 1959 as Murari Vaidya
and Minoo Masani were the other prominent leaders of the Party. C.
Rajagopalachari was one of those freedom fighters who witnessed the historic
dawn of India’s freedom. He passed away on December 25, 1972.
Some Important Points
No:1. Rajagopalachari was generally referred to as
Rajaji.
No:2. He also served as the Minister for Industry,
Supply, Education and Finance in the Interim Government led by Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1946.
No:3. He got Bharat Ratna, the top civilian honour of
India in 1954.
No:4. He also wrote a Tamil version of the Ramayan
which came out in a series form in the Tamil magazine ‘Kalki’.
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