Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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His Excellency The Honourable Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2nd President of India
In office 13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) Lal Bahadur Shastri Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) Indira Gandhi
Vice President	Zakir Hussain
Preceded by	Rajendra Prasad
Succeeded by	Zakir Hussain
1st Vice-President of India
In office 13 May 1952 – 12 May 1962
President	Rajendra Prasad
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Succeeded by	Zakir Hussain
Personal details
Born	(1888-09-05)5 September 1888 Thiruttani, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu), India
Died	17 April 1975(1975-04-17) (aged 86) Madras (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Sivakamu
Children	5 daughters (including Sumitra, Shakuntla & Rukmini Kasturi) 1 son (Sarvepalli Gopal)
Alma mater	University of Madras
Profession	Philosopher Professor
Awards	Bharat Ratna (in 1954)

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Sarvepalli Radhakrishnayya;^{[additional citation(s) needed]} 5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975) was an Indian philosopher and politician.^[1]

1. ↑ "Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]". iep.utm.edu. 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.