Unknown Facts about Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Dr.Radhakrishnan was nominated 16 times for the Noble Prize in Literature and nearly 11 times for Noble Peace Prize . The First book of Dr.Radhakrishnan was about the Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore. He was appointed as a spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at the University of Oxford . Oxford University started the Radhakrishnan Chevening Scholarships and the Radhakrishnan Memorial Award. He was elected as Chairman of UNISCO 's Executive board. At the age of 16 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan married Sivakamu. For almost 51 years, Radhakrishnan and Sivakamu were blissfully married. Dr.Radhakrishnan students were so fond of him that he was taken to the Railway Station from the University in a flower decked carriage pulled by his students from University of Mysore . Dr.Radhakrishnan accepted only Rs.2500 out of Rs.10,000 salary and the Remaining amount was donated to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund every month during his tenure as the President of India.