After my parents, I greatly respect from core of my
heart to the teachers as they are the true architect of the society. From
primary class onwards, a toddler gets education from a teacher which continues
still he/she completes university education, in normal situation. I personally
feel I could visit across my country and also many countries in the world for
academic activities because of my education which in turn is attributed to my teachers.
I extend my Pronam to all the teachers including
my teachers on occasion of Teacher’s Day i.e. 5 September 2020. From 1962,
5 September is celebrated in India as
Teacher’s Day as on this day in 1888 a great scholar, philosopher, erudite
person and statesman, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ji was born at Thiruttani,
Madras Presidency of India. His activities were so huge that volumes and
volumes are required to write; anyway few lines are mentioned here.
He was
genius from childhood and was awarded scholarships throughout his academic life.
At the young age of 33 years in 1921; he was selected for the prestigious
George V Chair in Philosophy at Calcutta University where he had proved his scholarly
skill. While, he was in Calcutta (now Kolkata) two volumes of Indian Philosophy
were published. Also during this time, his publication, the Philosophy of
Rabindranath Tagore was a brilliant publication and an excellent piece of work.
From 1920s, Dr. Radhakrishnan's reputation
as a scholar continued to grow both in India and overseas. He was invited to
Oxford to deliver the 1926 Upton Lectures and subsequently same was also published
in 1927 as ‘The Hindu View of Life’, and in 1929 he delivered the Hibbert
Lectures, later on it was published under the title of ‘An Idealist View of
Life’. In 1931, Dr. Radhakrishnan ji was selected as the Vice Chancellor (at that
time newly established), Andhra University where he served for five years. And in 1936, Oxford University appointed him
to the H.N. Spalding Chair of Eastern Religions and Ethics. In 1939, he took up
Vice Chancellorship at Benares Hindu University (BHU), and served there till
mid-January 1948. He was also one of the founders of Helpage India, a
non-profit organisation for elderly underprivileged in India.
Dr. Radhakrishnan ji wrote commentaries on the
Prasthanatraya (main primary texts of Vedanta), the Upanisads (1953), Brahma
Sutra (1959) and the Bhagavadgita (1948). He was awarded several prestigious
awards including the Bharat Ratna in 1954. Also he was awarded honorary
membership of the British Royal Order of Merit in 1963. Radhakrishnan ji was
actively involved in UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization), served there in
Executive Board as well as Indian delegation from 1946-1951. He served two
years immediately after India's independence as a member of the Indian
Constituent Assembly. Later on, he served as the first Vice President of India
(1952–1962) and he was the Second President of India.
I extend my
Pronam to this great scholar, academician, erudite person who dedicated his
life towards education and shaping up the youth of the country. Although, he
passed away on 17 April 1975 in then Madras now Chennai but no Indians can
forget such a great personality, legendary figure and erudite scholar.
Before conclusion, I wish to mention one of the
lines from his writing which greatly attracts as well as inspires me, "Reading
a book gives us the habit of solitary reflection and true enjoyment."
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