Dr.Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan was born in a poor Telugu Brahmin family and got to studying philosophy almost by chance when his cousin passed on his philosophy books to Radhakrishnan after leaving college. Later Radhakrishnan would develop a deep interest in the subject, mastering comparative religion. He won many awards which included British knighthood in 1931 (he eventually dropped ‘Sir’ after independence), Bharat Ratna (1954) and Order of Merit (1963). Why Teacher’s Day is celebrated? When he became the President of India, some students wanted to celebrate his birthday, September 5, 2012. To which he remarked: “Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if September 5 would be observed as Teachers’ Day.”
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:01:12 +0000
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