Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher, statesman, and the second President of India, renowned for his work in comparative religion and philosophy.

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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan canonical 20
S. Radhakrishnan 3
Radhakrishnan 1

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instanceOf President of India
academic
human
philosopher
politician
statesman
writer
almaMater Madras Christian College
awardReceived Bharat Ratna
Order of Merit
Templeton Prize
child Sarvepalli Gopal
commemoratedBy Teachers' Day in India
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1888-09-05
dateOfDeath 1975-04-17
educatedAt Madras Christian College
ethnicGroup Telugu people
linked to: Telugu
familyName Sarvepalli
fieldOfWork Hindu philosophy
linked to: Vedanta

Indian philosophy
Vedanta
comparative religion
philosophy
genre philosophy
religion
givenName Radhakrishnan
hasBirthday Teachers' Day in India is celebrated on his birth anniversary
knownFor being the second President of India
comparative study of Eastern and Western philosophy
interpretation of Hinduism for the Western world
languageOfWorkOrName English
Telugu
memberOf Rajya Sabha
movement Advaita Vedanta
name Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
notableWork An Idealist View of Life
Eastern Religions and Western Thought
Indian Philosophy
linked to: Indian philosophy

Recovery of Faith
Religion and Society
The Hindu View of Life
The Principal Upanishads
linked to: Upanishads
occupation author
philosopher
politician
university teacher
officeEnd President of India: 1967
Vice President of India: 1962
officeStart President of India: 1962
Vice President of India: 1952
placeOfBirth British India
Madras Presidency
Tiruttani
placeOfDeath India
Madras
linked to: Chennai

Tamil Nadu
positionHeld Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union
Chairman of the University Grants Commission of India
President of India
Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at the University of Oxford
Vice President of India
Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University
linked to: Vice-Chancellor

Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University
precededBy Office of the Vice President of India: none (first holder)
Rajendra Prasad
religion Hinduism
spouse Sivakamu Radhakrishnan
succeededBy Vice President of India: Zakir Husain
Zakir Husain
workLocation Calcutta
Delhi
Madras
linked to: Chennai

Oxford

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Bharat Ratna firstRecipient Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Presidency College, Madras notableAlumnus S. Radhakrishnan
linked to: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha firstHolder Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan name Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan givenName Radhakrishnan
linked to: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan positionHeld Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University
linked to: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Rajendra Prasad succeededBy Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
University of Madras hasNotableAlumni S. Radhakrishnan
linked to: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Ramdas Gandhi notableRelative Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Neo-Vedanta associatedWithFigure Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli notableBearer Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
The Hindu View of Life author Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
An Idealist View of Life author Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Eastern Religions and Western Thought author Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Religion and Society author Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Recovery of Faith author Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Gopal parent Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Gopal relative Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Gopal influencedBy Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Gopal hasSubject Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sivakamu Radhakrishnan spouse Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Zakir Husain precededBy Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Zakir Husain presidentDuringVicePresidency Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
University of Mysore hasNotableAlumni S. Radhakrishnan
subject linked to: Mysore University
linked to: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan