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Portrait of C. Rajagopalachari

classical liberal

C. Rajagopalachari

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

1878–1972

Also known as: Rajaji, C.R., सी. राजगोपालाचारी, राजाजी

How C. Rajagopalachari is discussed in this archive

Authored 24 works in the archive.

Subject of 2 profile pieces , including C. Rajagopalachari's Thoughts on Culture , and Rajaji's Views on Nuclear Bomb .

Referenced in 26 other works , including India's Nuclear Ambitions: Minoo Masani as a Liberal Peacenik , D R Pendse on the Indian Liberal Tradition , and FREE MARKET ECONOMY —Key to Economic Progress and Freedoms .

In The Case for Liberalism in Indian History : Rajaji (C.

In D R Pendse on the Indian Liberal Tradition : Pendse names Rajaji as one of four anchor figures of the Indian liberal tradition, alongside Palkhivala, Masani, and M.

In Fifty Years After ... : Rajaji is cited by B.

In FREE MARKET ECONOMY —Key to Economic Progress and Freedoms : Rajaji's coinage 'permit-licence-quota raj' is invoked twice — by Palkhivala in his introduction and again in the summary's key points — as the rhetorical centrepiece for the booklet's attack on India's interventionist economy.

In FREE MARKET ECONOMY —Key to Economic Progress and Freedoms : Palkhivala credits Rajaji with having coined the phrase 'permit-licence-quota raj' that the introduction redeploys to indict the Indian regulatory state — positioning Rajaji as the linguistic-political ancestor of the booklet's anti-control argument.

By C. Rajagopalachari (24)

Primary works (21)

Excerpts (3)

About C. Rajagopalachari (3)

Interviews (1)

Profile pieces (2)

  • C. Rajagopalachari's Thoughts on Culture
    • "Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1878-1972) was one of the greatest scholars of twentieth-century India. He was a multifaceted personality." · establishes Rajaji's stature and historical importance
  • Rajaji's Views on Nuclear Bomb
    • "he was deeply concerned about the possible radioactive fallout of nuclear testings and saw with derision the mad specter of nuclear brinkmanship between the two superpowers." · captures Rajaji's core anxiety about the nuclear arms race
    • "A trusted lieutenant of Gandhi in days of anti-colonial struggle, he reinvented himself as an anti-nuclear weapons activist as the Cold war picked pace." · frames Rajaji's intellectual reinvention as an anti-nuclear voice

Mentioned in (178)

Primary works (156)

Opinion pieces (6)

  • India's Nuclear Ambitions: Minoo Masani as a Liberal Peacenik
    • "Rajaji's vigorous campaign for the nuclear test ban has been discussed in some detail here" · introducing Rajaji as the complementary Swatantra voice on nuclear policy alongside Masani
    • "He disagreed with the logic of the balance of threat and was deeply worried about the repercussions of nuclear rivalry for human security" · capturing Rajaji's moral-pacifist grounds for opposing nuclear weapons development
  • Homi Mody’s Liberalism: From Pro-Business to Pro-Market
    • "Calumny has had a start, and it keeps on maintaining the falsehood that the Swatantra Party is a rich men's lobby" · Rajaji's direct refutation of the charge used to dismiss Mody's party role
  • Minoo Masani : From Socialism to Liberal Swatantra Party
    • "His active leadership of Congress Socialist Party (CSP) turned both Sardar Patel and C Rajagopalachari against him." · early antagonism arising from Masani's socialist phase
    • "Masani persuaded Rajaji to lead the new political party." · key moment of coalition in the Swatantra founding
  • Piloo Mody: Swatantra’s Witty Parliamentarian
    • "the death of Rajaji and subsequent defeat of the party in 1971 led to an existential crisis." · Rajaji's death is listed alongside the 1971 defeat as twin blows to Swatantra's viability
  • Swatantra Party : A Big Tent Challenge to Congress Hegemony
    • "Rajaji was a veteran Gandhi disciple turned dissident Congressman who had earlier served as the Chief Minister of Madras and the Home Minister of India." · establishes Rajaji's political credentials as Swatantra's senior figurehead
  • The Swatantra Way for Forging a Formidable Coalition
    • "However, the other founding member of the Swatantra Party - Rajaji, was ready to 'ally with the devil himself' to defeat the Congress." · captures Rajaji's more pragmatic and less principled approach to electoral alliances
    • "According to S. V. Raju, Masani and Rajaji were two liberals who agreed on nine out of ten things. Yet on an issue as crucial as the coalition policy of the Swatantra Party, they were rarely on the same page." · frames the Masani-Rajaji disagreement over alliances as the central strategic tension

Excerpts (10)

  • Acharya N G Ranga: The Farmer’s Friend and Swatantra Party Stalwart
    • "Rajaji invited NG Ranga to take up the position of President of Swatantra party." · Rajaji's recruitment of Ranga establishes the partnership at the heart of the Swatantra Party's founding era
  • Agricultural Policy of Swatantra Party
    • "the formation of the Swatantra Party under the aegis of Sri C. Rajagopalachari and the initiative of the All India Agriculturists' Federation." · Rajagopalachari's role as founding patron of the Swatantra Party is cited as the institutional response to Nehru's land reforms
  • Controls and Freedom
    • "Rajaji abolished food control and rationing in one bold sweep when he was Chief Minister of Madras." · Rajaji's Madras experiment is the positive case study that the author contrasts with the expansion of controls elsewhere
  • Sharad Joshi on Liberalism in India
    • "Rajaji was fond of quoting a Gujarati proverb meaning, 'Where the king is a trader his subjects are paupers'." · Joshi attributes this economic aphorism to Rajaji to illustrate the polycentric ethos he is trying to recover
  • Sikkim – Through Other Eyes
    • "The camp boasted the likes of Jayprakash Narayan, C Rajagopalachari, and Minoo Masani." · Rajaji named as one of three liberal dissenters against Indian imperial overreach
    • "Rajaji led the delegation to President Kennedy advocating nuclear non-proliferation." · specific action attributed to Rajaji as part of the dissenting liberal foreign policy stance
  • Swatantra Party: 64th Foundation Year
    • ""Why Swatantra" is a conjoined effort of C Rajagopalachari, N G Ranga, K M Munshi and Minoo Masani" · Rajagopalachari identified as co-author of the Swatantra Party's founding manifesto
    • "The Swatantra Party stands for the protection of the individual citizen against the increasing trespasses of the State." · opening line of Rajagopalachari's own section 'To Save Freedom' in the manifesto
  • Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu: A Visionary Leader and pioneer of Press Freedom
    • "Khasa Subbarao, freedom fighter and journalist, started a magazine with the patronage of C Rajagopalachari and named it "Swarajya" magazine" · Rajagopalachari cited as the institutional patron who enabled continuation of Prakasam's journalistic tradition
  • THE DANGERS OF JOINT CO-OPERATIVE FARMING
    • "people as diverse as Shri C. Rajagopalachari, Shri K. M. Munshi, Shri Jaya Prakash Narayan and many others who have said that." · Rajaji cited as part of a broad coalition of credible critics who oppose cooperative farming
  • The Swatantra Economy : Obstacles and Challenges
    • "Prof. Gangadhar Gadgil who was invited to deliver the Rajaji Birthday Lecture in 1994, by the Rajaji Foundation." · Rajaji named as the founding figure in whose honour this lecture series was established
    • "Rajaji and those like Minoo Masani who shared his views stand vindicated. A Swatantra economy is enlarging and is taking shape." · Rajaji's liberal economic vision declared vindicated by post-1991 liberalisation
  • To Prosperity through Freedom
    • "Mr. C. Rajqopalachari has nailed his Fourteen Points on the door of the Ruling Party in the crucial challenge" · opening analogy likening Rajaji's challenge to Luther's Ninety-Five Theses
    • "the challenging speeches of Sri C. Rajagoalachari, Mr. M. R. Maoani, Mr. K. M. Muhani, Prof. Ranga" · listing Rajaji among the Swatantra voices initiating a national debate on socialism versus democratic freedom

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