Sarvepalli Gopal
Sarvepalli Gopal | |
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Indian History | |
| Notable awards | Padma Vibhushan, 1999 (for his contribution to Indian history)[1] |
| Spouse | Kaveri/Indira Ramaswami (1949) |
| Parents | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (father) Sarvepalli Sivakamu (mother) |
Sarvepalli Gopal (23 April 1923 – 20 April 2002)Vice-President and the second President of India. He was the author of the Radhakrishnan: A Biography and Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography.
Early life and education
Sarvepalli Gopal was born in
Madras, India, on 23 April 1923 into a middle-class family. He was the only son of S. Radhakrishnan, the first vice-president and second president of independent India, and Sivakamu. He had five sisters.[2]
Gopal was educated at
Lord Ripon in 1951.[2]
Career
Subsequently, he was appointed as a Director in the
Chairman of the National Book Trust, New Delhi
.
Death
Gopal died due to
renal failure in Chennai
on 20 April 2002, three days before his 79th birthday.
Publications
Books
- History of Humanity: Scientific and Cultural Development, Vol. 7: The Twentieth Century, (Paris: UNESCO, Routledge, 2008) (co-author Tichvinskii, Sergei Leonidovich)
- Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography, (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2004)
- The Essential Writings of Jawaharlal Nehru, (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2003) (co-author Uma Iyengar)
- Anatomy of Confrontation: The Babri Masjid Ramjanmabhumi Issue, (New Delhi: Viking, 1991)
- Radhakrishnan: A Biography, (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1992)
- Economy, Society and Development: Essays and Reflections in Honour of Malcolm Adesheshiah, (New Delhi: Sage, 1991) (co-authors Kurien, C.T., E.R. Prabhakar)
- Jawaharlal Nehru: An Anthology, (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1983)
- Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, (New Delhi: Orient Longman, 1972–82) (co-authors Chalapatti Rau, M., Sharada Prasad, H.Y., Nanda, B.R.)
- British Policy in India, 1858-1905, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965)
- Modern India, (London: Historical Association, 1967)
- The Viceroyalty of Lord Irwin, 1926-1931, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1957)
- The Viceroyalty of Lord Ripon, 1880-1884, (London: Oxford University Press, 1953)
- The Permanent Settlement in Bengal and its Result, (London, G.Allen and Unwin, 1949)
References
- ^ "Ministry of Home Affairs—Civilian Awards announced on January 26, 1999". Archived from the original on 8 September 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ^ a b c Raychaudhuri, Tapan (October 2008). "Gopal, Sarvepalli (1923–2002)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 25 November 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Ramachandra Guha (27 April 2003). "Remembering Sarvepalli Gopal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ^ K. N. Panikkar (27 April – 12 May 2002). "A great historian: Sarvepalli Gopal, 1923-2002". Frontline. 19 (9). Retrieved 3 November 2006.
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