biographical sketch on dr radhakrishnan
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Biography of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the great philosopher and statesman was the second President and the first Vice-President of India. He was a very prominent scholar and academician. His birthday is observed as Teacher's Day all over India. Born on 5 September 1888 at Tiruttani in Tamil Nadu, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was Knighted in the year 1931 and since then till the attainment of India's independence, he was addressed as Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Post-independence, he came to be known as Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Radhakrishnan was also named as Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at the University of Oxford in 1936. He was elected as a Fellow of the All Souls College. In 1946, Radhakrishnan was elected to the Constituent Assembly. He served as the ambassador to UNESCO and later to Moscow. He became the Vice President of India in 1952 and in 1962 he became the President of India.
Radhakrishnan was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1954. He also received the Order of Merit in 1963 and the Templeton Prize in 1975. He passed away on 17 April 1975.