C. Rajagopalachari
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C. Rajagopalachari was an Indian independence leader, close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, last Governor-General of India, and founder of the Swatantra Party.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C. Rajagopalachari canonical | 26 |
| Chakravarti Rajagopalachari | 4 |
| Rajagopalachari | 1 |
| Sir Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Ramaswami Iyer | 1 |
| Sir P. Rajagopalachari (Diwan Bahadur P. Rajagopalachari) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T115645 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: C. Rajagopalachari Context triple: [Civil Disobedience Movement, keyFigure, C. Rajagopalachari]
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A.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian statesman and the country’s first Deputy Prime Minister, renowned for unifying over 500 princely states into the modern Republic of India.
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B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India and a central figure in the Indian independence movement and postcolonial nation-building.
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C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai was a prominent Indian nationalist leader, social reformer, and freedom fighter, popularly known as the "Lion of Punjab" for his role in the struggle against British colonial rule.
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D.
Karamchand Gandhi
Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian political figure who served as the diwan (chief minister) of the princely state of Porbandar and was the father of Mahatma Gandhi.
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E.
Surendranath Banerjee
Surendranath Banerjee was a prominent Indian nationalist leader, educator, and early advocate of constitutional reform who helped lay the foundations of the Indian independence movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: C. Rajagopalachari Target entity description: C. Rajagopalachari was an Indian independence leader, close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, last Governor-General of India, and founder of the Swatantra Party.
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A.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian statesman and the country’s first Deputy Prime Minister, renowned for unifying over 500 princely states into the modern Republic of India.
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B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India and a central figure in the Indian independence movement and postcolonial nation-building.
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C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai was a prominent Indian nationalist leader, social reformer, and freedom fighter, popularly known as the "Lion of Punjab" for his role in the struggle against British colonial rule.
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D.
Karamchand Gandhi
Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian political figure who served as the diwan (chief minister) of the princely state of Porbandar and was the father of Mahatma Gandhi.
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E.
Surendranath Banerjee
Surendranath Banerjee was a prominent Indian nationalist leader, educator, and early advocate of constitutional reform who helped lay the foundations of the Indian independence movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian independence activist
ⓘ
human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
C. R.
ⓘ
Rajaji ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bharat Ratna
ⓘ
Templeton Prize ⓘ |
| child |
C. R. Krishnaswami
ⓘ
C. R. Narasimhan ⓘ C. R. Krishnaswami ⓘ
surface form:
C. R. Ramaswami
Lakshmi Gandhi ⓘ |
| closeAssociateOf | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1878-12-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-12-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Central College, Bangalore
ⓘ
Presidency College, Madras ⓘ |
| founded | Swatantra Party ⓘ |
| fullName |
C. Rajagopalachari
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
|
| ideology |
classical liberalism
ⓘ
economic liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of free-market economic policies in India
ⓘ
being the last Governor-General of India ⓘ founding the Swatantra Party ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| movement | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hinduism: Doctrine and Way of Life
ⓘ
abridged English retelling of the Mahabharata ⓘ abridged English retelling of the Ramayana ⓘ |
| occupation |
independence activist
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British India
ⓘ
Madras Presidency ⓘ Thorapalli ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
India
ⓘ
Chennai ⓘ
surface form:
Madras
Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Indian National Congress
ⓘ
Swatantra Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Minister of Madras State
ⓘ
Governor of West Bengal ⓘ Governor-General ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India
Minister of Home Affairs of India ⓘ Premier of Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse | Alamelu Mangamma ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: C. Rajagopalachari Description of subject: C. Rajagopalachari was an Indian independence leader, close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, last Governor-General of India, and founder of the Swatantra Party.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
this entity surface form:
Sir P. Rajagopalachari (Diwan Bahadur P. Rajagopalachari)
this entity surface form:
Sir Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Ramaswami Iyer
subject surface form:
C. Rajagopalachari
this entity surface form:
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
this entity surface form:
Rajagopalachari
this entity surface form:
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari