Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Also known as Sarvepalli Radhakrishna
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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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who served as Vice President and then President of India during the country's early independence period, while also holding prestigious academic positions in comparative religion and philosophy at major universities. His work bridging Eastern and Western philosophical traditions made him one of the most influential scholars of the 20th century, and his roles in government and academia helped shape India's intellectual and political development.
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- 1888
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- 1975
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- A. R. Wadia
- Comparative studies in philosophy
- 宗敎における東と西
- Religion and culture
- The spirit of religion
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1888 births1975 deaths20th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians20th-century Indian educational theorists20th-century Indian philosophersAcademic staff of Maharaja's College, MysoreAcademic staff of Presidency College, ChennaiAcademic staff of the University of CalcuttaAcademic staff of the University of MysoreAdvaitin philosophersAmbassadors of India to the Soviet Union