| Name(s) |
SARVEPALLI
RADHAKRISHNAN |
| Date of
Birth |
September 05, 1888
(Thiruttani, Tamil Nadu, India.) |
| Date of
Death |
April 17, 1975 |
|
Identity |
First Vice
President and Second President of India. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1931: He received were the
British Knight Bachelor; but after independence, he stopped
using the title "Sir".
- 1938: He was elected Fellow
of the British Academy.
- 1954: He was conferred with
BHARAT RATNA Award, the highest Indian
Civilian Award.
- 1961: He received the Peace
Prize of the German Book Trade.
- May 14, 1962: He took over
as the second President of India.
- 1963: He was awarded Order
of Merit.
- May 13, 1967: He relinquished
his office of the President of India.
- January 26, 1952: He took
over as the Vice-President of India.
- May 12, 1962: He relinquished
his office of the Vice-President of India.
- 1975: He was awarded the
Templeton Peace Prize; he donated the entire amount of the
Templeton Prize to Oxford University.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He was an Indian philosopher and statesman.
- He was awarded scholarships throughout his academic
life.
- He was one of India's most influential scholars of
comparative religion and philosophy.
- He built a bridge between the East and the West by
showing how the philosophical systems of each tradition are
comprehensible within the other.
- He wrote authoritative critical interpretations of
India's religious and philosophical literature for the
English speaking world.
- His birthday is celebrated in India as
Teachers'
Day on 5 September.
- He is well known for his commentaries on the Prasthana
Trayi namely, the Bhagavadgita, the Upanishads and the
Brahma Sutra.
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