Question

Dr. Radhakrishnan believed that religion is:

• A. A system of rituals and dogmas
• B. A deeply personal and spiritual experience
• C. Entirely separate from science
• D. Only for the learned and scholarly

Answer 1

Answer:

B. A deeply personal and spiritual experience

• Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on Sept. 5, 1888, in Tiruttani, India. He died on April 16, 1975, in Madras [now Chennai] an Indian philosopher, scholar, and statesman, widely regarded as one of the most prominent thinkers of the 20th century.

• He served as the first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the second President of India (1962–1967).

• He served as a professor of philosophy at Mysore (1918–21) and Calcutta (1921–31; 1937–41) universities and as vice chancellor of Andhra University (1931–36).

• He was a professor of Eastern religions and ethics at the University of Oxford in England (1936–52) and vice-chancellor of Benares Hindu University (1939–48) in India. From 1953 to 1962 he was chancellor of the University of Delhi.

• Radhakrishnan led the Indian delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; 1946–52) and was elected chairman of UNESCO’s executive board.