Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan- Our Great Educationist And Philosopher

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Doctor. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan- Our Great
Educationalist Along with Thinker

• By myteachersday.in

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• Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (September 5 1888-
  17 April 1985), we all has heard this name in
  school, especially on a specific day, which is on
  teachersday blog. He was a great Indian
  philosopher and educationist of the 20th century.
  Later, he became the first vice president and
  then the second president of the independent
  India.

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• He was born in the town of Tirutani, in a middle
  class family. His fathers name was Sarvepalli
  Veeraswami, and mothers name was Sitamma. It is
  said that, his father did not want him to study
  English language, rather wanted him to become a
  priest. But he joined the school and his early
  education held in the primary board high school
  of Tirutani. Later, he was sent to the
  Hermansburg Evangelical Lutheral Mission School
  in Tirupati for higher studies.

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• He jumped into when is teachers day accidently,
  when his cousin handed over his philosophy books
  to him. He read them and went deeper into the
  philosophy. His first book the ethics if Vedanta
  and its material presupposition, published in
  1903, was his thesis for the M.A. degree
  examination of Madras university.

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• Philosophy was his favorite topic to ponder over.
  To him, philosophy is the study of life and the
  facts of life. His studies and analysis about
  Indian philosophy are great records in the
  history of India and has served the Indian
  culture.
• His contributions are unforgettable, whether be
  as a philosopher or a socialist.

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• He has served as the professor in the university
  of Madras and Calcutta. From the very beginning,
  he was popular among his students. He was an
  ideal for his students. Teaching was a thing that
  was so close to his heart. He even has his
  contribution in the political fields, but
  although being at any stage of his life, he was
  always a teacher by heart.

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• Being an educationist, he has a tremendous
  contribution in the history of education in
  India. When he became the second President of
  India in the year of 1962, some of his students
  came to him and wanted to celebrate his birthday,
  but, he insisted that rather celebrate the day in
  the honor if all the teachers of the nation as
  the teachers day. Since then, his birthday that
  is September 5 is observed as the teachers day
  in India.

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