Radhakrishnan: A BiographySarvepalli Radhakrishnan stands alongside Nehru and Gandhi as one of the most eminent Indians of his time. He served as India's ambassador to Russia and advised, among others, Stalin, Mao, Nehru, and Indira Gandhi, and in May 1962 he became President of India. The details of his remarkable life are provided in this authoritative biography by his who has relied extensively on the Radhakrishnan papers, still privately possessed by his family, as well as on official archives within the country and abroad. |
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