PM Modi releases Rs 125 coin to commemorate birth anniversary of Dr S Radhakrishnan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released two commemorative coins of Rs 125 and Rs10 in the memory of former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.The PM released a commemorative coin of Rs 125 and a circular coin of Rs 10 at New Delhi’s Manekshaw Auditorium in presence of MoS Finance Jayant Sinha and HRD Minister Smriti Irani.Dr Radhakrishnan was the second President of India, educationist, teacher and philosopher, on the eve of his birth anniversary. Teachers’ Day is celebrated in his memory.

About Dr Radhakrishnan--Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888, at Tiruttani, forty miles to the north-east of Madras, in South India.His early years were spent in Tiruttani and Tirupati, both famous as pilgrim centres.He graduated with a Master’s Degree in Arts from Madras University. In partial fulfilment for his M.A. degree, Radhakrishnan wrote a thesis on the ethics of the Vedanta titled “The Ethics of the Vedanta and Its Metaphysical Presuppositions”, which was a reply to the charge that theVedanta system had no room for ethics.In April 1909, he was appointed to the Department of Philosophy at the Madras Presidency College. From then on, he was engaged in the serious study of Indian philosophy and religion, and was a teacher of Philosophy.In 1918, he was appointed Professor of Philosophy in the University of Mysore.Three years later, he was appointed to the most important philosophy chair in India, King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science in the University of Calcutta.Radhakrishnan represented University of Calcutta at the Congress of the Universities of the British Empire in June 1926 and the International Congress of Philosophy at the Harvard University in September 1926.

Various Positions Held By Dr S Radhakrishanan
1.In 1929, Radhakrishnan was invited to take the post vacated by Principal J. Estin Carpenter in Manchester College, OxfordFrom 1936-39,

2.Radhakrishnan was the Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University.In 1939,

3. he was elected Fellow of the British Academy. From 1939-48, he was the Vice-Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University. He later held offices that dealt with India’s national and international affairs.He was the leader of the Indian delegation to UNESCO during 1946-52.
4. He was the Ambassador of India to U.S.S.R. during 1949-52.
5. He was the Vice-President of India from 1952-1962 and the President, General Conference of UNESCO from 1952-54.
6. He held the office of the Chancellor, University of Delhi, from 1953-62.
From May 1962 to May 1967, he was the President of India.
7.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan passed away on April 17, 1975. In India, September 5 (his birthday) is celebrated as Teacher’s Day in his honor.