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Read the following extract carefully and present the information in the form of notes with the help of the given clues : Sarvepalli Radhakrishanan was the first Vice President and second President of India. He was a teacher, a philosopher and an author. He had introduced the thinking of Western idealist philosophers like Plato, Plontinus, Bergson into Indian thought.He was born on 5th of September, 1888 in a poor Brahmin family. As his father could not afford his education expenses, Radhakrishanan supported most of his education through scholarships. He completed his B.A. and M.A. with majors in philosophy. He went on to become a professor of philosophy. He showed that Indian Philosophy, once translated into standard academic jargon, is worthy of being called philosophy by Western standards. He thus, placed Indian Philosophy on world map.Sarvepalli Radhakrishanan had established a strong relationship with the Soviet Union when he was appointed as the ambassador to the Soviet Union.He has been honoured with many awards for his achievements nationally and internationally. He was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 1954. He is also acknowledged with the Templeton Prize, Peace Prize of German Book Trade, Order of Merit and many other honours.Title      :  Sarvepalli RadhakrishananBirth    :  5th September, 1888Qualifications   :   B. A. ________ ________ ________ ______Introduced thinking of  :  ______ __________. ________ ________ and ________ into Indian thought.Work     :    Translated ________ ________ ________ ___ into standard ________ ________ ________ Ambassador    :    ________ ________ ________ ________ ____ Honours   :  National ________ ________ ________ ____ International ________ ________ ________ ________________ Order of Merit

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Title     :         Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 

Birth    :     5th September, 1888 

Qualifications   :    B.A. and M.A. with majors in philosophy 

Introduced thinking of   :    Plato, Plontinus and Bergson into Indian thought. 

Work   :   Translated Indian Philosophy into standard academic jargon 

Ambassador   :    to the Soviet union  

Honours       :    National—Bharat Ratna in 1954. International Templeton Prize, Peace, Prize of German Book Trade, Order of Merit.



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