Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 🇮🇳

సర్వేపల్లి రాధాకృష్ణన్
["President of India", "Philosopher", "Spalding Professor at Oxford"]
Born Sep 05, 1888 🇮🇳 Tiruttani (Madras Presidency), British India
Passed Away Apr 17, 1975 Madras (Chennai), India
Lifespan 86 years old
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Second President of India and preeminent philosopher of comparative religion who interpreted Indian Advaita Vedanta to the Western academic world, celebrated nationwide on Teachers' Day.

Biographical Record

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) served as vice-chancellor of Andhra and Banaras Hindu Universities and held the prestigious Spalding Chair of Eastern Religion and Ethics at Oxford University. In his monumental two-volume 'Indian Philosophy' (1923), he defended Hinduism and Vedanta as a universal, rational spiritual heritage.

He served as India's first ambassador to the Soviet Union (meeting with Stalin) and first Vice President before serving as President of India from 1962 to 1967. When his students asked to celebrate his birthday on September 5, he requested that it be dedicated to honoring all teachers, creating India's national Teachers' Day.

Key Life Milestones

1923

Publication of 'Indian Philosophy'

Published the definitive two-volume academic masterwork bridging Eastern metaphysics and Western thought.

1962

Second President of India and Teachers' Day

Inaugurated as President of India, dedicating his September 5 birthday as national Teachers' Day.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Mylapore Cremation Memorial
Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India
GPS: 13.0333, 80.2667
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