Background
Sarvepalli Gopal was born in Madras, India, on 23 April 1923 into a Telugu family. He was the only son of S. Radhakrishnan (who would later become independent India"s first vice-president and second president) and Sivakamu.
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- Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru Second Series Volume 12
- Radhakrishnan: A Biography by Sarvepalli Gopal (1990-02-01)
- Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (3 Volumet Set) 1889-1964
- Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography, Volume 1: 1889-1947 (Indira Gandhi described Jawaharlal Nehru as a "gener...)
- Radhakrishnan: A Biography by Gopal, Sarvepalli (1990) Hardcover
- Radhakrishnan: A Biography (Oxford India Paperbacks) (Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan stands alongside Nehru and Gandh...)
- British Policy in India 1858-1905 (Cambridge South Asian Studies) by S. Gopal (2008-08-21)
- Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Second Series: Volume 29: 1 June 1955-31 August 1955 (v. 29) (This volume of the Selected Works covers the period betwe...)
- Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru Volume 6
- Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography, Volume 2: 1947-1956 (Indira Gandhi described Jawaharlal Nehru as a "gener...)
Sarvepalli Gopal
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Degree, University Madras. Degree, Oxford University. Master of Arts; Doctor of Philosophy.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Andhra University, 1975. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Sri Venkatesware University, Tirupati, 1979. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Banaras University, 1984.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Hyderebed University, 1993.
Career
Lecturer and reader in history, Andhra University, Waltair, 1948-1952. Assistant Director National Archives, New Delhi, 1952-1954. Director Historical Division, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi.
1954-1966.
Reader in South. Asian history", Oxford 1966-1971. Fellow, Saint Antony"s College, Oxford since 1966. Professor, of Contemporary History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1971-1983, Professor Emeritus since 1983.
Chairman National Book Trust of India 1973-1976.
Executive Board of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1976-1980. Honorary Doctor of Letters (Andhra University) 1975, (Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati) 1979, (Banaras University) 1984.
Sahitya Akademi. Fellow, Royal Historical Society 1980.
Achievements
Works
book
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Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography, Volume 1: 1889-1947
(Indira Gandhi described Jawaharlal Nehru as a "generous a...)
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Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography, Volume 2: 1947-1956
(Indira Gandhi described Jawaharlal Nehru as a "generous a...)
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Radhakrishnan: A Biography (Oxford India Paperbacks)
(Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan stands alongside Nehru and Gandh...)
-
Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Second Series: Volume 29: 1 June 1955-31 August 1955 (v. 29)
(This volume of the Selected Works covers the period betwe...)
- Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru Second Series Volume 12
- Radhakrishnan: A Biography by Sarvepalli Gopal (1990-02-01)
- Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (3 Volumet Set) 1889-1964
- Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Radhakrishnan: A Biography by Gopal, Sarvepalli (1990) Hardcover
- British Policy in India 1858-1905 (Cambridge South Asian Studies) by S. Gopal (2008-08-21)
- Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru Volume 6
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Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography, Volume 1: 1889-1947
Membership
Chairman National Book Trust of India, 1973—1976, Indian Institute Advanced Study, 1993—1998, Institute Social Sciences, 1995—1998, Madras Institute Development Studies, 1995—1997. Member executive board United Nations Educational, 1976—1980.
