He was an eminent scholar of comparative religion and philosophy, a great educator and the second president of India. Today is his birthday. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan- the man behind teacher’s day in India. Let us remember him today by knowing some lesser known facts about him.
Here are 5 unknown facts about Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on teacher’s day.
1) The first book Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan wrote was about the philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore.
2) He did his M.A in Philosophy because his cousin had just graduated in philosophy and he gave Radhakrishnan free textbooks.
3) When Radhakrishnan left Maharaja college of Mysore, his students bid him farewell by pulling his carriage from the college to the station.
4) He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature for 5 consecutive years: 1933,1934,1935,1936 and 1937.
5) His father wanted him to be a priest when he grew up. He couldn’t afford the expenses of his education. Radhakrishnan pursued his entire academic career with the help of scholarship.