Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Naidu (5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975), was an influential Indian philosopher and statesman who was the first proud Vice President (1952–1962) and second President of India (1962-1967). Despite of not having a solidifying background in the Congress Party nor did he struggle against British rule, he contributed to the formation of contemporary Hindu identity by defending Hinduism against 'uninformed Western critisism'. Dr. Radhakrishnan was the first Indian to be a Fellow of the British Academy. He was also admirably bestowed with a myriad of prestigious awards during his lifetime namely 'Knight of the Golden Army of Angels (1931), ‘Bharat Ratna’ (1954), honorary membership of the British Royal 'Order of Merit' (1963)
At the age of 16, he got married to his distant cousin Sivakamu. The Couple was blessed with five daughters and a son. April 1909, marked as a start to his academic career wherein Sarvepalli was appointed to the Department of Philosophy at the Madras Presidency College. Being actively involved in writing journals like The Quest & Journal of Philosophy, he also published his first book in the meanwhile ‘The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore’. Above all, he is amongst the proficient luminaries of Hindu philosophy and a champion of 'Sanatana Dharma.'
After his successful academic career he begin to get engaged in evolving his political career and he was opportunely nominated to the League of Nations Committee for International Cooperation (1931). At the glorious time of India's Independence in 1947, Radhakrishnan represented India at UNESCO (1946–52).
At the time of his President ship, a bunch of his friends and students insisted him to allow them to celebrate his birthday, 5 September, wherein he replied to this by stating "Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers' Day". And since 1962 his birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s Day in India.
At the age of 16, he got married to his distant cousin Sivakamu. The Couple was blessed with five daughters and a son. April 1909, marked as a start to his academic career wherein Sarvepalli was appointed to the Department of Philosophy at the Madras Presidency College. Being actively involved in writing journals like The Quest & Journal of Philosophy, he also published his first book in the meanwhile ‘The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore’. Above all, he is amongst the proficient luminaries of Hindu philosophy and a champion of 'Sanatana Dharma.'
After his successful academic career he begin to get engaged in evolving his political career and he was opportunely nominated to the League of Nations Committee for International Cooperation (1931). At the glorious time of India's Independence in 1947, Radhakrishnan represented India at UNESCO (1946–52).
At the time of his President ship, a bunch of his friends and students insisted him to allow them to celebrate his birthday, 5 September, wherein he replied to this by stating "Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers' Day". And since 1962 his birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s Day in India.
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| Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
On the birthday of Dr. Radhakrishnan, let’s conclude this on his famous quote used in many schools “Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or self-confidence." He has always believed that a good teacher is the one who remains a student all his life and in this process he not only learns from books but also from his students.
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