chakravarti rajagopalachari was the first indian whose official residence was rashtrapati bhavan.
who was the first indian whose official residence was rashtrapati bhavan?
chakravarti rajagopalachari
when chakravarti rajagopalachari assumed the office as the first indian-born governor general of india and became the occupant of this building he preferred to stay in a few rooms which is now the family wing of the president and converted the then viceroy's apartments into the guest wing where visiting heads of state stay while in india.









































on 26 january 1950, when rajendra prasad became the first president of india and occupied this building, it was renamed as rashtrapati bhavan – the president's house.









































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rashtrapati bhavan
the rashtrapati bhavan (, "rásh-tra-pa-ti bha-vun"; presidential residence", previously viceroy's house) is the official home of the president of india located at the western end of rajpath in new delhi, india. rashtrapati bhavan may refer to only the 340-room main building that has the president's official residence, including reception halls, guest rooms and offices, also called the mansion; it may also refer to the entire 130-hectare (320 acre) presidential estate that additionally includes huge presidential gardens (mughal gardens), large open spaces, residences of bodyguards and staff, stables, other offices and utilities within its perimeter walls. in terms of area, it is the largest residence of any head of state in the world.
rashtrapati bhavan