prasad, rajendra
first president of the Republic of India (1950-62). A lawyer turned journalist, he was a comrade of Mahatma Gandhi in the earliest noncooperation movements for independence and was also president of the Congress Party (1934, 1939, and 1947).
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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