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BirthPlace of Rajaji

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Thorapalli, Tamil Nadu

Last updated on: Sunday, Sep 16, 2007
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Thorapalli, 10 km from Hosur in Krishnagiri district is a small village but has great importance in the indian history. It is the birthplace of India's first and last Governor General C. RajaGoplachari. Rajaji was born and brought up here in this village. The house where he lived is still there and is mainatained by the Govt of TamilNadu.The house has been turned into a memorial.A bust of the leader has been installed. The memorial houses a library and a gallery of pictures, capturing interesting moments in Rajaji's life. There is also a temple besides the memorial. The village is situated on the banks of river South Pinakini(Palar). It can be reached from perandapalli, which is on NH-7 after hosur, take a right here and head straight to reach Thorapalli.
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By Srinidhi Raghavendra | Sun , Sep 16, 2007
Hey man.... you just wrote what I had written in Deccan Herald way back in 2006.... good thing. May more people visit after reading this at least.

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