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 Sarvepalli Radhakishan

Sarvepalli Radhakishan (1809–1847) was a great Indian philosopher, educator, writer, social reformer and independence activist who was born on 1 March 1809 at Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu state, India. He died on 8 December 1847 at Chennai in Tamil Nadu state. His birth anniversary is celebrated as National Children's Day across India. He was the third President of India from 22 May 1925 to 12 February 1927.

 

Radhakrishnan belonged to a distinguished Brahmin family of Southern India. After his father’s death he became heir to a fortune estimated at over Rs 100 crores and moved to Madras where he studied Sanskrit literature and philosophy under Swami Vivekananda. In 1897, he obtained a law degree from Presidency College, Madras.

But after watching the video, I realized that this man was not my grandfather.

I then searched for some quotes by this great man, whose birthday falls on 8th December today. Here they are:

 "Education is the best tonic for the mind. Knowledge is divine."

 “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”

 “The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.”

 "The greatest gift we can offer our children is the love we give them."

 "A nation becomes great when its citizens find their own voice and exercise it with pride." And lastly, here is what Wikipedia says about him:

 In 1921, Sarvepalli RadhaKrishnan was appointed Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore, where he was instrumental in building the university into an institution of national importance. Subsequently, he was elected the second president of the university in 1926. Later, in 1929, he was appointed as Governor of Orissa.

 He was also interested in social work. He founded the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram and Narayana Hrudayalaya at Mysuru and dedicated his life to uplift the poor and downtrodden people.

 He wrote many books including "Gita Darpan", "Bhagavad Gita As It Is", "Ramayan", Bhakti-ratna", "Indian Philosophy".

 

Why is Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan birthday celebrated as Teachers Day?

He was born on 1st January 1856 at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. His father's name was Ramaswami Iyer and mother's name was Lakshmi Ammal. He completed his B.A., M.A., LLB, D.Lit, and PhD degrees. He was a professor of philosophy and education at Presidency College, Madras (now Chennai). He was the first Vice-Chancellor of University of Madras. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1957. He died on 2nd February 1952 at New Delhi, India.

 

He was born on 15th December 1897 at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father’s name was Srinivasa Rao and mother’s name was Subbamma. He completed his BSc, MA, LLM, and PhD degrees. In 1921 he became the first Indian President of International Court of Justice. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1950. He died on 26th April 1969 at New Delhi, India

 

He was born on 16th March 1902 at Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India and his father’s name is Narayana Pillai and mother’s Name is Parvathi. He completed his Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees. He was appointed as the first Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1954. He was awarded Bharath Ratna in 1962. He died on 30th May 1972 at New Delhi, India 

 

He was born on 4th November 1915 at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. His father’s name were Krishnamachari and mother’s names were Kamala Sundaram. He completed his B Sc, M Sc, LLM, and Doctorate degrees in Law. He was elected as the first Speaker of Lok Sabha in 1957. He was awarded Bharata Ratna in 1965. He died on 31st August 1982 at New Delhi, India. 

 

 He was born on 21st October 1920 at Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India. His father’s names were Thiruvenkatacharlu and mother’s Names were Thiruvalluvar. He completed his BA, MA, LLM and PhD degrees. He worked as a Professor of Philosophy and Education at Pondicherry University. He was awarded Bharatha Ratna in 1986. He died on 24th July 2000 at New Delhi, India. 

 

 He was born on 29th September 1922 at Salem, Tamil Nadu, India His father’s names are Natesa Mudaliar and mother’s named were Ramai Chettiar. He completed his Bsc, Msc, LLM, and doctorate degrees. He was the first President of India. He was awarded Bharatham Ratna in 1970. He died on 25th June 1991 at New Delhi, India.

 

 He was born on 6th April 1925 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,India.His father’ name is K.R.Narayanan and mother’s Named are Kannammal.He completed his B.E., M.E., LLM, and PhD degree. He was the first Chief Minister of Kerala. He was awarded Bharathan Ratna in 1990. He died on 23rd May 1999 at New Delhi, India. 

 

 He was born on 17th April 1926 at Trichy, Tamil Nadu, IndiaHis father’s Name is T.Natarajan and mother’ s Name is T.S.Kalyani.He completed his BSc, MSc, LLM, and doctoral degrees. He was the second president of India. He was Awarded Bharath Ratna in 1975. He died on 10th May 2007 at New Delhi, India. 

 

What did Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan do for India?

• He was a philosopher, educator, writer, poet, politician, social reformer, spiritual leader, independence activist, head of government, and first president of India.
•  To understand his contributions to India, we need to look at the problems he faced while leading the country.
•  His philosophy helped him lead India out of colonial rule and into independence.
•  In his book, “The Essential Gandhi”, it states that he believed the unity of the people would bring about the unification of India.
•  Gandhi believed that the nation state was a political arrangement that should only exist if it benefited the majority of its citizens.
•  In his book “My Experiments with Truth”, he says that the truth cannot stay hidden forever and everyone must know it eventually.
•  According to Gandhi, the freedom of the individual comes before the rights of groups.
• He wanted to create an Indian culture based on spirituality and moral values.
• Gandhi started the non-violence movement to help bring an end to the British occupation of India.
•  Due to the Indian National Congress party's success in the election, Gandhi assumed office as prime minister of India, however he resigned after only six months in office due to disagreements with the policies of the government.
•  After being elect as the first president of independent India, Gandhi worked to unite the different regions of India.
• He fought for nationalization of banks, insurance companies, and industries.
•  He founded the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1925 and encouraged Indians to work together and follow a universal code of ethics and morals.
• He led India to independence in 1947.