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S Radhaksrishnan
S Radhaksrishnan
S Radhaksrishnan
SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN
By
SIDDHANT AGNIHOTRI
B.Sc (Silver Medalist)
M.Sc (Applied Physics)
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EARLY LIFE
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on 5 september 1888 in a
Telugu-speaking Niyogi Brahmin family, in Tiruttani in Madras
Presidency.
• This led him to his critical study of Indian philosophy and religion
and a lifelong defence of Hinduism against "uninformed Western
criticism"
ACADEMIC CAREER
• Radhakrishnan was married to Sivakamu, a distant cousin, at the
age of 16.As per tradition the marriage was arranged by the family.
The couple had five daughters and a son, Sarvepalli Gopal.
Sarvepalli Gopal went on to a notable career as a historian.
Sivakamu died in 1956. They were married for over 51 years.
• His motivation lay in his pride of Hindu culture, and the defence of
Hinduism against "uninformed Western criticism"
TEACHERS DAY
• When he became the President of India, some of his students and
friends requested him to allow them to celebrate his birthday, on 5
September. He replied,
• Cognitive Experience:
– Sense Experience
– Discursive Reasoning
– Intuitive Apprehension
• Psychic Experience
• Aesthetic Experience
• Ethical Experience
• Religious Experience
BHARAT RATNA