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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
C. Rajagopalachari

nuclear weapons
and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament.

Literary works

In Tamil

Rajaji was an accomplished writer both in his mother tongue Tamil, and English. In 1922, he published a book Siraiyil Tavam (Meditation in jail) which was a day-to-day diary about his first imprisonment from 21 December 1921 to 20 March 1922.

Tamil for his retelling of the Ramayana – Chakravarti Thirumagan.[2]

In 1916, Rajaji started the Tamil Scientific Terms Society.[3] This society coined new words in Tamil for terms connected to botany, chemistry, physics, astronomy and mathematics.[3] At about the same time, he called for Tamil to be introduced as the medium of instruction in schools.[3]

In English

Rajaji was the founder of the Salem Literary Society and regularly participated in its meetings in which he suggested introducing scholarships for Dalit students.[4] He also edited Mahatma Gandhi's newspaper Young India.[4]

In 1951, Rajaji wrote an abridged retelling of the

Thirukkural into English.[citation needed] He also wrote books on the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, Socrates, and Marcus Aurelius in English.[citation needed] Rajaji often regarded his literary works as the best service he had rendered to the people.[5] In 1958, he established the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
.

Musical compositions

Apart from his literary works, Rajaji also composed a devotional song

concerts. Rajaji composed a benediction hymn which was sung by M. S. Subbulakshmi at the United Nations General Assembly in 1967.[7]

Rajaji was also a strong advocate of

Tamil music and lent his support to the Tamil music movement of the 1940s.[3]

List of works

— Tamil —
* சிறையில் தவம் Siraiyil Tavam 1922
* ஸோக்ரதர் அல்லது Sōkratar, allatu, Cattiyākkiraka vijayam Cātu Accukkūṭam 1922
* தம்பி வா Tampī! vā! Rōccars and Cans Limited 1939
* ஆத்ம சிந்தனை Ātma cintan̲ai Pārati Patippakam 1954
* துறவி லாரென்ஸ் Tur̲avi Lāren̲s Campā Nūlakam 1957
* நிரந்தரச் செல்வம் Nirantarac celvam Pārati Patippakam 1963
* திருமூலர் தவமொழி Tirumūlar tavamol̲i Pārati Patippakam 1964
Translations
* வியாசர் விருந்து Viyācar viruntu Tamil̲ppaṇṇai 1946
* திண்ணை இரசாயனம் Tiṇṇai Racāyaṉam 1946
* கைவிளக்கு Kaivilakku Thirumakal 1958
* சக்கரவர்த்தி திருமகன் 1958
* கடோபநிஷத்துப் பொருள் விளக்கம் Kaṭōpaniṣattu: poruḷ viḷakkam Pāratīya vityā pavan̲, Cen̲n̲aik kin̲ai 1962
- English –
  • India's flag (1923, Ganesh)
  • Indian Prohibition Manual (1930)
  • Plighted word (1933, Servants of Untouchables Society)
  • The way out (1943, Oxford University Press)
  • The impending fast of Mahatma Gandhi: the issues explained (1944, Servants of Untouchables Society)
  • Reconciliation, why and how: a plea for immediate action (1945, Hind Kitabs)
  • Ambedkar Refuted (1946, Hind Kitabs)
  • The fatal cart and other stories(1946, Hindustan Times)
  • Vedanta, the basic culture of India (1949)
  • The Indian communists (1955, Cultural Books)
  • The good administrator (1955, Government of India)
  • Our democracy and other essays (1957, B.G. Paul & Co.)
  • Mankind protests: a collection of speeches and statements on atomic warfare and test explosions (1957, All India Peace Council)
  • Satyam eva jayate: a collection of articles contributed to Swarajya and other journals from 1956 to 1961, Volume 1 (1961, Bharathan Publications)
  • Hinduism, doctrine and way of life (1959, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)
  • The Art of translation: a symposium (1962, Government of India)
  • The question of English (1962, Bharathan Publications)
  • Our Culture (1963, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)
  • Gandhiji's teachings and philosophy (1963, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)
  • Swatantra answer to Chinese Communist challenge (1964)
  • English for unity (1965, Bharathan Publications)
  • The unification of cultures: being an address delivered at the Indian Institute of World Culture on 18 August 1966, under Major-General S.L. Bhatia Endowment Lectureship (1966)
  • Stories for the innocent (1967, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)
  • Bharati, the Tamil poet (Bharathi Tamil Sangam)
Translations
  • Bhagavad-gita abridged and explained: setting forth the Hindu creed, discipline and ideals (1949, Hindustan Times)
  • Mahabharatha (1951, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)
  • Sri Ramakrishna Upanishad (1953, Sri Ramakrishna Math)
  • Ramayana
     (1957, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)
  • Bhaja Govindam (1965, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)
  • Kural: the great book of Tiru-Valluvar (1965, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0
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  2. ^ Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955–2007 Archived 18 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Official website.
  3. ^ a b c d Ramaswamy, Sumathi (1997). Passions of the Tongue:Language Devotion in Tamil Nadu, 1891–1970. University of California.
  4. ^ a b Bakshi, Pg 2
  5. ^ Guha, Ramachandra (22 December 2002). "The wisest man in India". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 March 2004.
  6. ^ "Rajaji's unknown collaborator". The Hindu. 22 December 2002. Archived from the original on 7 November 2003.
  7. ^ "Kurai Onrum Illai". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010.

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