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Detailed explanation-1: -Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan OM ( pronunciation (help·info); 5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975), natively Radhakrishnayya, was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He served as the second president of India from 1962 to 1967. He was also the first vice president of India from 1952 to 1962.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first vice president of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, took oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 13 May 1952. He later served as the president.

Detailed explanation-3: -From 1949 to 1952 he served as Indian ambassador to the Soviet Union. On his return to India in 1952 he was elected vice president, and on May 11, 1962, he was elected president, succeeding Rajendra Prasad, who was the first president of independent India. Radhakrishnan retired from politics five years later.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher, well-known teacher, writer and politician who served as the second President of India from 1962 to 1967. He was born in Andhra Pradesh on the 5th of September, 1888. He was also a professor at Oxford University.