Purushottam Das Tandon [SEP] place of birth
was born in Allahabad. After obtaining a degree in law and an MA in history, he started practicing in 1906 and joined the bar of Allahabad High Court in 1908 as a junior to Tej Bahadur Sapru. He gave up practice in 1921 to concentrate on public activities.
Tandan ji worked as Professor of Hindi at Victoria College, Gwalior.
Freedom struggle.
He was a member of Indian National Congress since his student days in 1899. In 1906, he represented Allahabad in the All India Congress Committee. He
Purushottam Das Tandon
Purushottam Das Tandon (; 1 August 1882 – 1 July 1962) was a freedom fighter from Uttar Pradesh, India. He is widely remembered for his 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.
Early life.
Purushottam Das Tandon