Creative Life

by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

The learned scholar and philosopher spells out the essentials of a creative life.

145 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Bharat Ratna Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice-President of India (1952–1962) and subsequently the second President of India (1962–1967).

One of India's most influential scholars of comparative religion and philosophy, Radhakrishnan is thought of as having built a bridge between the East and the West by showing that the philosophical systems of each tradition are comprehensible within the terms of the other. He wrote authoritative exegeses of India's religious and philosophical literature for the English speaking world. His academic appointments included the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the University of Calcutta (1921-?) and Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University (1936–1952).

Among the many honours he received were a knighthood (1931), the Bharat Ratna (1954) and the Order of Merit in 1963. His birthday is celebrated in India as Teacher's Day.

Reviews

[Anirudh · Rating 5 out of 5]

In a series of categories and sub titles, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan shows the reader the depth of the man's intellectual calibre. From impressing the need for human beings to stop themselves from becoming machines, to the grand explanation of how the Indian flag symbolizes all of humanity; the statesman-philosopher goes on to show us how an intelligent species like ours should be steeped toward finding resonance with out inner selves.