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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

सर्वेपल्ली राधाकृष्णन

Politics & governance Tamil Nadu Great mind of history

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.

BORN

5 September 1888

DIED

17 April 1975

HONOUR

Bharat Ratna, 1954

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Key facts

Born
5 September 1888, Tiruttani
Died
17 April 1975, Chennai
State of birth
Tiruttani, Tamil Nadu
Sector
Politics & governance
Profession
2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975)
Gender
Male

Biography

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. Radhakrishnan is considered one of the most influential and distinguished 20th century scholars of comparative religion and philosophy, he held the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the University of Calcutta from 1921 to 1932 and Spalding Chair of Eastern Religion and Ethics at University of Oxford from 1936 to 1952.

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Timeline

  1. 1888Born in Tiruttani
  2. 1931Becomes Vice-chancellor of Andhra University
  3. 1946Becomes Member of the Constituent Assembly of India
  4. 1952Becomes Vice President of India
  5. 1954Awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
  6. 1954Awarded the Bharat Ratna
  7. 1959Awarded the Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt
  8. 1961Awarded the Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
  9. 1962Becomes President of India
  10. 1962Awarded the Fellow of the British Academy
  11. 1963Awarded the Order of Merit
  12. 1965Awarded the Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
  13. 1975Awarded the Templeton Prize
  14. 1975Dies in Chennai
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