Know the teacher: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birth - TopicsExpress



          

Know the teacher: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birth anniversary on September 5 as Teacher’s Day He was born on September 5, 1888, in the small town of Tiruttani in south India. He graduated from Madras Christian College. He was a scholar of comparative religion and philosophy. His first job was as a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Presidency College, Chennai. He was the Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University (1931-36) and Banaras Hindu University (1939-48). Was named Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at the University of Oxford. He was the first Vice President of India (1952 – 1962) and the second President of India (1962 – 1967). He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest award of the nation, in 1954. He died on April 17, 1975, at the age of 86.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:22:26 +0000

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