Sir Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
సర్వేపల్లి రాధాకృష్ణ
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.[15]President of India |
In office
13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967 |
Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru
Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
Indira Gandhi |
Vice President | Zakir Hussain |
Preceded by | Rajendra Prasad |
Succeeded by | Zakir Hussain |
Vice President of India |
In office
13 May 1952 – 12 May 1962 |
President | Rajendra Prasad |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Zakir Hussain |
Personal details |
Born | 5 September 1888
Thiruttani, British Raj (now India) |
Died | 17 April 1975 (aged 86)
Chennai, India |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Sivakamu Radhakrishnan |
Children | Five daughters
One son |
Alma mater | Voorhees College
Madras Christian College |
Profession | Philosopher
Professor |
Religion | Hinduism |
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He was appointed as a Knight Bachelor in 1931.[13] He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1938. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1954[14] and the Order of Merit in 1963. He received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in 1961 and the Templeton Prize in 1975, a few months before his death. He donated the entire amount of the Templeton Prize to Oxford University. In 1989, the Oxford University instituted the Radhakrishnan Scholarships in his memory. The scholarships were later renamed the "Radhakrishnan Chevening Scholarships".[citation needed]
Early life
Radhakrishnan was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature for five consecutive years from 1933–1937, although he did not win. His no Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born into a poor Telugu Brahmin family at Tiruttani, a town in then Madras Presidency, British India, now in Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu,, 64 km to the northwest of Madras (now Chennai). His mother tongue was Telugu.[1] His mother's name was Sitamma. His early years were spent in Tirutani and Tirupati. His...