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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian academic, philosopher and statesman who served as the Vice President of India from 1952 to 1962 and President of India from 1962 to 1967. He was the ambassador of India to the Soviet Union from 1949 to 1952. He was also the vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University from 1939 to 1948 and the vice-chancellor of Andhra University from 1931 to 1936. Radhakrishn…
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politics · President of India from 1962 to 1967 · politician · diplomat · philosopher · translator · historian · university teacher · also Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli Radhakrishna, Radhakrishnan
Born 5 September 1888 · Died 17 April 1975 · Q156349
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2026· 33 entries
“When we think we know, we cease to learn.”
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“Reading a book gives us the habit of solitary reflection and true enjoyment.”
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“It is not God that is worshipped but the authority that claims to speak in His name. Sin becomes disobedience to authority not violation of integrity.”
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“The Vedanta requires us to respect human dignity and demands the recognition of man as man.”
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“Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan : Life and Writings”
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“If he does not fight, it is not because he rejects all fighting as futile, but because he has finished his fights. He has overcome all dissensions between himself and the world and is now at rest... We shall have wars and soldiers so long as the brute in us is untamed.”
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“There is nothing wonderful in my saying that Jainism was in existence long before the Vedas were composed.”
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“A literary genius, it is said, resembles all, though no one resembles him.”
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The Statesman: Civil servants are a link to realise Developed India 2047 goal: VP Radhakrishnan
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The New Indian Express: 41 per cent of 2024 IAS batch are women, says Vice-President Radhakrishnan
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scanx.trade: Rallis India appoints Sridhar Radhakrishnan as CFO effective November 4, 2026
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PIB: Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan addresses IAS Officer Tainees of 2024 batch at LBSNAA,Mussoorie
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News On AIR: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan pays tribute to Maveeran Ondiveeran on his death anniversary
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News On AIR: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, PM Modi pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary
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News On AIR: Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan to begin two-day visit to Tamil Nadu today
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The Times of India: Vice-President Radhakrishnan to attend AIIMS Raipur convocation on Sept 2
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DD News: Development and conservation can go hand in hand: Vice President Radhakrishnan to IFS probationers
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Garhwal Post: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan to visit Doon on 19–20 August
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ThePrint: SC seeks update from NTA on implementation of reforms suggested by Radhakrishnan panel
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DD India: Accurate data key to effective governance, delivery of benefits to right beneficiaries: Vice President Radhakrishnan
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ThePrint: Vice President Radhakrishnan stresses importance of accurate data for effective governance, delivery of benefits
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India Education Diary: Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan graces Ruby and Silver Jubilee Valedictory Celebrations of SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur
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Devdiscourse: VP Radhakrishnan Launches Six New SASTRA University Initiatives
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DT Next: Strong laws will ensure fair exams: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan
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News On AIR: Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan, PM Modi and Union Ministers greet nation on 80th Independence Day
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DD India: V-P Radhakrishnan calls for lifelong learning, innovation, social responsibility at Central University of Tamil Nadu convocation
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The News Mill: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan attends SASTRA University Ruby and Silver Jubilee celebrations
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ANI News: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan graces Ruby and Silver Jubilee valedictory celebrations of SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur
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DD India: NEP 2020 guiding pillar for educational progress from KG to PhD: Vice President Radhakrishnan
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The New Indian Express: Everything is getting politicised in Tamil Nadu: Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan
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BW Education: VP Radhakrishnan Urges Youth To Stay Away From Drugs
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News On AIR: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan addresses 11th convocation of Central University of Tamil Nadu
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1975· 5 entries
Awarded Templeton Prize (1975).
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Died 1975-04-17.
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A few months before his death, for advocating non-aggression and conveying "a universal reality of God that embraced love and wisdom for all people
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“Man is a paradoxical being-the constant glory and scandal of this world.”
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“If philosophy of religion is to become scientific, it must become empirical and found itself on religious experience.”
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1965· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1965).
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1963· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Merit (1963).
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1962· 2 entries
Awarded Fellow of the British Academy (1962).
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Career landmark: President of India (1962–1967).
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1961· 1 entry
Awarded Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association (1961).
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1959· 1 entry
Awarded Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt (1959).
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1954· 2 entries
Awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1954).
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Awarded Bharat Ratna (1954).
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1952· 2 entries
Career landmark: Vice President of India (1952–1962).
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And elected as the second President of India (1962–1967)
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1947· 1 entry
Radhakrishnan represented India at UNESCO (1946–52) and was later Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, from 1949 to 1952
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1946· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Constituent Assembly of India (1946).
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1937· 1 entry
Was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, although this nomination process, as for all laureates, was not public at the time
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1936· 1 entry
Radhakrishnan was named Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics at the University of Oxford, and was elected a Fellow of All Souls College
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1931· 3 entries
Was nominated to the League of Nations Committee for Intellectual Cooperation, where after "in Western eyes he was the recognized Hindu authority on Indian ideas and a persuasive interpreter of the role of Eastern ins
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Career landmark: Vice-chancellor of Andhra University (1931–1936).
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The Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India, in 1954, and honorary membership of the British Royal Order of Merit in 1963
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1929· 2 entries
Radhakrishnan was invited to take the post vacated by Principal J
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And which was subsequently published in book form as An Idealist View of Life
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1928· 1 entry
Where he seconded the idea of renaming Ceded Districts division of Madras Presidency as Rayalaseema
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1925· 1 entry
Were copied by his teacher Radhakrishnan into the chapter on "The Yoga system of Patanjali" in his book Indian Philosophy II, published in 1927
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1921· 2 entries
Was appointed as a professor in philosophy to occupy the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the University of Calcutta
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Radhakrishnan's writings were regularly criticised in The Modern Review
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1918· 1 entry
Was selected as Professor of Philosophy by the University of Mysore, where he taught at its Maharaja's College, Mysore
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1907· 1 entry
And also finished his master's degree from the same college
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1906· 1 entry
Studied at Madras Christian College, master's degree (1905–1906).
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1896· 1 entry
Moved to the Hermansburg Evangelical Lutheran Mission School in Tirupati and Government High Secondary School, Walajapet
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1893· 1 entry
Radhakrishnan was married to Sivakamu (1893–1956) in May 1903, a distant cousin, at the age of 14, when she was aged 10.
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1888· 2 entries
Born 1888-09-05.
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“Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan - The Philosopher President”
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