Teacher's Day - Special Day Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Teacher's Day - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan It is said that a man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Vice President of India and the second President of India. He was also a philosopher and introduced the thinking of western idealist philosophers into Indian thought. He was a famous teacher and his birthday is celebrated as Teacher's Day in India. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888, at Tirutani - Madras in a poor Brahmin family. As his father was poor Radhakrishnan supported most of his education through scholarships. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had his early education at Gowdie School, Tiruvallur and then went to the Lutheran Mission School in Tirupati for his high school. He joined the Voorhees College in Vellore and later switched to the Madras Christian College. He chose Philosophy as his major subject and did his B.A. and M.A. in it. After completing his M.A.,