Rajendra Prasad
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Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician, lawyer, journalist and scholar who served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962 for two terms. He joined the Indian National Congress during the I
Official portrait, 1950
(Sitting Left) Prasad and Anugrah Narayan Sinha during Mahatma Gandhi's 1917 Champaran Satyagraha
Captains Abdul Kardar (left) and Lala Amarnath (right) with Prasad (centre) on the day of the first test match between India and Pakistan, 16 October 1952
Prasad on stamp of India issued in 1962
C. Rajagopalachari
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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji, was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and Indian independence activist. Rajagopalachari was the la
Rajendra Prasad
…1952 – 13 May 1962 Acting: 24 January 1950 – 13 February 1952 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Vice President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Preceded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari as Governor-General of India Succeeded by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Union Minister of Agriculture In office 15 August 1947 – 14 January 1948 Prime…
Formal portrait, c. 1948
Premier Rajagopalachari at a rally in Ootacamund, 1939.
Chakravarti with Mahatma Gandhi during the Gandhi-Jinnah talks, 1944. Gandhi described Chakravarti as his "keeper of my conscience"
Picture of C. Rajagopalachari in 1948.