Back পুৰুষোত্তম দাস টেণ্ডন Assamese पुरुषोत्तम दास टंडन Bihari পুরুষোত্তম দাস ট্যান্ডন Bengali/Bangla Purushottam Das Tandon German પુરસોત્તમદાસ ટંડન Gujarati पुरुषोत्तम दास टंडन Hindi Purushottam Das Tandon ID ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮ್ ದಾಸ್ ತಂಡನ್ Kannada पुरूषोत्तम दास टंडन MAI പുരുഷോത്തം ദാസ് ടണ്ടൻ Malayalam
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Purushottam Das Tandon | |
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| Born | 1 August 1882 |
| Died | 1 July 1962 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Awards | Bharat Ratna (1961) |
Purushottam Das Tandon (; 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.[1] 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.[2]
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