• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • HOME
  • CONTACT US
  • All Essays
  • JEE Main 2022

Study Today

Largest Compilation of Structured Essays and Exams

  • Essay⯆
    • Freedom Fighters
    • Leaders
    • Events
    • Festival
  • JEE Main
  • Scholarship 2022
    • Class 1
    • Class 2
    • Class 3
    • Class 4
    • Class 5
    • Class 6
    • Class 7
    • Class 8
    • Class 9
    • Class 10
    • Class 11
    • Class 12
  • Speech
  • History
  • General Knowledge
    • Things to Know⯆
    • Blog

First Vice President of India (Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan)

February 15, 2018 by Study Mentor Leave a Comment

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first vice president of independent India. He was famously known as Dr. S. Radhakrishnan in the political circles of India. He was born on the 5th of September, 1888 at Chennai into a traditional and orthodox south Indian Brahmin family.

The exact place of his birth is at Tirutthani, which is a small village situated somewhere in between the borders of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. He was basically from a financially downtrodden family and his father did not have any ideas of sending him to school for his education.

He rather wanted his son to become a priest at the temple at Tirutthani and serve his life in god’s name. But it was out of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan’s own desire that he enrolled in a school, mush against his father’s wishes and started studying there.

He initially enrolled in a primary school at Tiruvallur and later went to Tirupati for completing his high school studies. Philosophy was Dr. S. Radhakrishnan’s favorite subject and he did both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in the same subject and graduated from the Madras Christian College.

Table of Contents

  • Early Life Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
    • Career wise
  • Contribution in the Field of Education
    • Accomplishments

Early Life Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Once after completing his master degree in philosophy, he chose to become a lecturer at the Madras Presidency College and served there as an assistant lecturer in the year 1909. The exposure Dr. S. Radhakrishnan received when he worked at Madras Presidency College was something to be proud of.

He received an opportunity to read through Hindu philosophy to the core and mastered many of the underlying doctrines of Hindu philosophy in the form of Vedas, Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita.

He ardently studied through the scriptures and preaching of great saints like Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya and Madhwacharya and became familiar with their practices and approach towards life. He became well versed with their teachings and could particularly relate to many of them.

Not only this, he even went a step ahead to read about the philosophies of western thinkers like Plato and could easily differentiate between western and Indian philosophies and realized the idealistic connections and where they stood or fell apart from each other.

Career wise

With this extensive treasure of knowledge of the philosophies of India and the western world, he was now ready to take on the world on a different level.

It gave him enormous self confidence and he started to teach philosophy. Now he was an eminent professor in his field and hence he served as professor of philosophy, first at the university of Mysore and then at the university of Calcutta.

Through his tenure at university of Calcutta, he reached many milestones in his life. He authored a book of his own, which was based on his research and studies of both Indian Hindu philosophies and that of the western world.

His book was named, ‘Indian Philosophy’ which was published in the year 1923. Another feather in his cap came when he went overseas to Oxford University to deliver lectures on Hindu philosophies.

Contribution in the Field of Education

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan’s contribution to the field of education is outstanding and this can be attributed majorly through his experiences as professors of philosophies in addition to the fame he earned for delivering lectures at such coveted universities of world fame.

He never stopped learning, reading books and studying through philosophical doctrines and documentations had become part of his life. He spent a major part of his life in his quest of knowledge, to know more about the various philosophies that various Indian and western worlds dealt with.

After his return from the Oxford University, he stepped another milestone as Vice Chancellor of Andhra University. He was well appreciated for his wonderful efforts and initiatives that he took. He was a well received man at all the major universities where he served and one achievement led to another.

He soon took over the position of vice chancellor at Banaras Hindu University and at this center, the contributions he made to the field of education is highly remarkable.

Looking at his outstanding performance and the mass wealth of knowledge that he had earned for himself, the country thought it right to appoint him as the ambassador to UNESCO.

He represented India at the UNESCO and his experiences were further widened and responsibilities were further added to this noble man. He handled his duties so well and made remarkable achievements wherever he went.

Accomplishments

India achieved Independence in the year 1947. Looking at the significant efforts that Dr. S. Radhakrishnan had undertaken in the educational field and the measures that he brought in, he was appointed as the chairperson of the University Education committee in the year 1948.

The guidelines and principles he laid down for the education system in our country is one of its kinds and there has not been any other person whose contribution could be counted on par with that of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan’s efforts.

He reformed the entire education system of the country by chairing a committee and providing valuable feedback’s and suggestions for the country to put them into practice.

The education system of our country needed strong teachers who could guide children in the correct paths and help them make the right career options. In the year 1952, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was elected as the first vice president of independent India.

His contributions and achievements in the field of education are not only remarkable, but something that nobody has achieved till now. His mass strength of knowledge combined with wisdom and a foresight to reform the country’s education system made him a favorite teacher of the masses.

Hence, his birthday is celebrated as Teachers’ day throughout the country and his remarkable feats for the welfare of the education system and particularly teachers are remembered on that day.

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan received the Bharat Ratna from the government of India in the year 1954 for his outstanding contribution in the field of education. After serving the country as vice-president, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was then recommended for the post of president and thus he served as the president of India in the year 1962.

Filed Under: General Knowledge

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Search for Essay

Top Engineering Exams in India

  1. JEE Main

Get Benefits in Click

Best Scholarship for Students

  1. Scholarship 2022
  2. Apj Abdul Kalam Scholarship 2022
  3. Ashirwad Scholarship 2022
  4. Bihar Scholarship 2022
  5. Canara Bank Scholarship 2022
  6. Colgate Scholarship 2022
  7. Dr Ambedkar Scholarship 2022
  8. E District Scholarship 2022
  9. Epass Karnataka Scholarship 2022
  10. Fair And Lovely Scholarship 2022
  11. Floridas John Mckay Scholarship 2022
  12. Inspire Scholarship 2022
  13. Jio Scholarship 2022
  14. Karnataka Minority Scholarship 2022
  15. Lic Scholarship 2022
  16. Maulana Azad Scholarship 2022
  17. Medhavi Scholarship 2022
  18. Minority Scholarship 2022
  19. Moma Scholarship 2022
  20. Mp Scholarship 2022
  21. Muslim Minority Scholarship 2022
  22. Nsp Scholarship 2022
  23. Oasis Scholarship 2022
  24. Obc Scholarship 2022
  25. Odisha Scholarship 2022
  26. Pfms Scholarship 2022
  27. Post Matric Scholarship 2022
  28. Pre Matric Scholarship 2022
  29. Prerana Scholarship 2022
  30. Prime Minister Scholarship 2022
  31. Rajasthan Scholarship 2022
  32. Santoor Scholarship 2022
  33. Sitaram Jindal Scholarship 2022
  34. Ssp Scholarship 2022
  35. Swami Vivekananda Scholarship 2022
  36. Ts Epass Scholarship 2022
  37. Up Scholarship 2022
  38. Vidhyasaarathi Scholarship 2022
  39. Wbmdfc Scholarship 2022
  40. West Bengal Minority Scholarship 2022

Advertisement

Students Big Search Today

  1. Speech about Family
  2. Women Safety Essay
  3. Autobiography of a Pen
  4. About Haritha Haram
  5. Mahatma Gandhi Essay
  6. Clayton Rule
  7. My Favourite Cartoon
  8. Clayton Rule
  9. Importance of Trees Essay
  10. Directive Principles of State Policy
  11. My Favourite Teacher
  12. Speech About Family
  13. My Father Essay
  14. Honesty is the Best Policy Essay
  15. my favourite book

Footer

Top Trending Essays in March 2021

  1. Essay on Pollution
  2. Essay on my School
  3. Summer Season
  4. My favourite teacher
  5. World heritage day quotes
  6. my family speech
  7. importance of trees essay
  8. autobiography of a pen
  9. honesty is the best policy essay
  10. essay on building a great india
  11. my favourite book essay
  12. essay on caa
  13. my favourite player
  14. autobiography of a river
  15. farewell speech for class 10 by class 9
  16. essay my favourite teacher 200 words
  17. internet influence on kids essay
  18. my favourite cartoon character

Brilliantly

SAFE!

studytoday.net

Content & Links

Verified by Sur.ly

2022

Essay for Students

  • Essay for Class 1 to 5 Students

Scholarships for Students

  1. Class 1 Students Scholarship
  2. Class 2 Students Scholarship
  3. Class 3 Students Scholarship
  4. Class 4 Students Scholarship
  5. Class 5 students Scholarship
  6. Class 6 Students Scholarship
  7. Class 7 students Scholarship
  8. Class 8 Students Scholarship
  9. Class 9 Students Scholarship
  10. Class 10 Students Scholarship
  11. Class 11 Students Scholarship
  12. Class 12 Students Scholarship
  13. Class 11 Students Scholarship
  14. Class 12 Students Scholarship

STAY CONNECTED

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Resources

  • About Study Today
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Scholarships

  1. Apj Abdul Kalam Scholarship
  2. Ashirwad Scholarship
  3. Bihar Scholarship
  4. Canara Bank Scholarship
  5. Colgate Scholarship
  6. Dr Ambedkar Scholarship
  7. E District Scholarship
  8. Epass Karnataka Scholarship
  9. Fair And Lovely Scholarship
  10. Floridas John Mckay Scholarship
  11. Inspire Scholarship
  12. Jio Scholarship
  13. Karnataka Minority Scholarship
  14. Lic Scholarship
  15. Maulana Azad Scholarship
  16. Medhavi Scholarship
  17. Minority Scholarship
  18. Moma Scholarship
  19. Mp Scholarship
  20. Muslim Minority Scholarship
  21. Nsp Scholarship
  22. Oasis Scholarship
  23. Obc Scholarship
  24. Odisha Scholarship
  25. Pfms Scholarship
  26. Post Matric Scholarship
  27. Pre Matric Scholarship
  28. Prerana Scholarship
  29. Prime Minister Scholarship
  30. Rajasthan Scholarship
  31. Santoor Scholarship
  32. Sitaram Jindal Scholarship
  33. Ssp Scholarship
  34. Swami Vivekananda Scholarship
  35. Ts Epass Scholarship
  36. Up Scholarship
  37. Vidhyasaarathi Scholarship
  38. Wbmdfc Scholarship
  39. West Bengal Minority Scholarship

All Rights Reserved Copyrights @ 2020 StudyToday.net