Purushottam Das Tandon

Rajarshi
Purushottam Das Tandon
Born(1882-08-01)1 August 1882
Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India
(Present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died1 July 1962(1962-07-01) (aged 79)
OccupationPolitician
Political partyIndian National Congress
AwardsBharat Ratna (1961)

Purushottam Das Tandon (pronunciationⓘ; 1 August 1882 – 1 July 1962) was a freedom fighter from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is widely remembered for his opposition to the partition of India, as well as efforts in achieving the Official Language of India status for Hindi. He was customarily given the title Rajarshi (etymology: Raja + Rishi = Royal Saint). He was popularly known as UP Gandhi. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1961.

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