Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan





Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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born
September 05, 1888 in Tiruttani, Madras Prsidency, Tamil Nadu, India

died
April 17, 1975

gender
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Bharat Ratna Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice-President of India (1952–1962) and subsequently the second President of India (1962–1967).

One of India's most influential scholars of comparative religion and philosophy, Radhakrishnan is thought of as having built a bridge between the East and the West by showing that the philosophical systems of each tradition are comprehensible within the terms of the other. He wrote authoritative exegeses of India's religious and philosophical literature for the English speaking world. His academic appointments included the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the University of Calcutta (1921-?) and Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions a...more


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A Source Book in Indian Phi...
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The Principal Upanishads
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Indian Philosophy, Volume 1
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Hindu View of Life
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Indian Philosophy: Volume 2
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Eastern Religions and Weste...
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Idealist View of Life
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Recovery of Faith -OS
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Bhagavadgita
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“Love thy neighbor as thyself because you are your neighbor. It is illusion that makes you think that your neighbor is someone other than yourself. ”
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

“It is not God that is worshipped but the authority that claims to speak in His name. Sin becomes disobedience to authority not violation of integrity.”
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan