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When
we think
that we know,
we cease
to learn.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

made the parliament sessions seem more
like family gatherings.”
One day when Dr. Radhakrishnan
was leaving from Mysore for Calcutta, the
students brought a carriage that was
decorated with flowers for him, and the
students pulled the carriage themselves
for 5 kilometers. Many distinguished
citizens of Mysore marched along with the
carriage to pay their respect to Dr.
Radhakrishnan.
His words carried brevity and clarity
like “rang in the ears of his students even
fifty years later”. Such was the impact of
his short, 20 minutes lectures.
He used to meet students of his
tutorial group at his residence and talk of

different matters over tea. Without
exception, whether one was his
student or not, he was loved and
respected by all. He was an ideal
teacher.
At Manchester College, Oxford,
Dr. Radhkrishnan delivered four
lectures on “The Hindu view of life”,
without a scrap of paper to assist him!
The duration of each lecture was a full
hour!

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