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(2nd) Second President of India: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
| Full Name | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Second President of India) |
| Date of Birth | 5 Sept 1888 |
| Place of Birth | Thiruthani, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Term of Office | 13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967 (5 Years) |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
The birth date, 5 September, of Second President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is celebrated as Teachers’ day in India since 1962. After he became President of India, some of his students and friends wanted to celebrate his birthday however he suggested if the day can be celebrated as Teachers Day in India. World Teachers’ day, however, celebrated on 5 October since 1994 by most number of countries of the world.
Second President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was one of the first 3 persons to receive Bharat Ratna in 1954. Other 2 were C. Rajagopalachari and C. V. Raman. Interestingly all 3 of them were from Tamil Nadu state in India.
Second President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the (1st) first vice President of India (1952 to 1962) and Dr. Zakir Husain was the (2nd) second vice President of India.
Second President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was nominated 27 times for Nobel price in 2 different categories: Literature (16 times) and Peace (11 times), however, unfortunately he never won in any of the categories.
Quotes by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Second President of India)
- “Teachers should be the best minds in the country”
- “When we think we know, we cease to learn”
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List of all the Presidents of India from 1947 to 2024.
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| S No | Presidents |
| 1 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| 2 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Second President of India) |
| 3 | Dr. Zakir Husain Khan |
| 4 | V. V. Giri |
| 5 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| 6 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 7 | Giani Zail Singh |
| 8 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| 9 | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| 10 | K. R. Narayanan |
| 11 | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| 12 | Pratibha Patil |
| 13 | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 14 | Ram Nath Kovind |
| 15 | Droupadi Murmu |
(1st) First President of India: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
| Full Name | Rajendra Prasad |
| Date of Birth | 03 December 1884 |
| Place of Birth | Ziradei, Siwan District (Bihar) |
| Term of office | 26 January 1950 – 13 May 1962 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Dr. Rajendra Prasad is the only person to have served 2 full terms as President of India, amounting to 12 years.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad served 3 times (Elected in 1934, 1939, & 1947) as President of Indian National Congress.
He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1962.
(3rd) Third President of India: Dr. Zakir Husain Khan
| Full Name | Zakir Husain Khan |
| Date of Birth | 8 February 1897 |
| Place of Birth | Hyderabad |
| Term of office | 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Dr. Zakir Husain was part of founding members of Jamia Milia Islamia University and he served as Vice-chancellor from 1926 to 1948. He has also served as Vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.
Dr. Zakir Husain was awarded Padma Vidhushan in 1954 and Bharat Ratna in 1963, following year of being elected as Vice-President of India in 1962.
He served as Governor of Bihar from 1957 to 1962.
(4th) Fourth President of India: V. V. Giri
| Full Name | Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
| Date of Birth | 10 August 1894 |
| Place of Birth | Berhampur, Ganjam District (Odisha) |
| Term of office | 24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Giri was married to Saraswati Bai and the couple had 14 children.
V.V. Giri served as Governor of Uttar Pradesh (1957 to 1960), Governor of Kerala (1960 to 1965), and Governor of Mysore State (1965 to 1967).
On the demise of President Dr. Zakir Husain on 3 May 1969, V V Giri was sworn in on the same day as acting President and served for 78 days before resigning to be elected as 4th Fourth President of India.
He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1975.
(5th) Fifth President of India: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
| Full Name | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| Date of Birth | 13 May 1905 |
| Place of Birth | Old Delhi, Delhi |
| Term of office | 24 August 1974 – 11 February 1977 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the (2nd) second Muslim, after Dr. Zakir Husain, to have served as President of India. Also, he was the (2nd) President, that too coincidently after (1st) first Muslim President Dr. Zakir Husain, to die in office.
He has held 4 ministries in his political career.
- Minister of Irrigation and Power (1966)
- Minister of Education (1966 – 1967)
- Minister of Industrial Development and Company Affairs (1967 – 1970)
- Minister of Food and Agriculture (1970 – 1974)
(6th) Sixth President of India: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
| Full Name | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Date of Birth | 19 May 1913 |
| Place of Birth | Illur village, Anantpur District (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Term of office | 25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy has held or served several key positions throughout his political career before being elected President of India.
1st chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (1956 – 1960 & 1962 – 1964)
Minister of Steel and Mines (1964 – 1966)
4th Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1967 – 1969 & 1977)
Surprisingly, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy lost to V.V. Giri, by a small margin in votes, to be 4th President of India, before retiring from active politics, only to be returned in 1975 and later elected, unopposed, to be 6th Sixth President of India.
(7th) Seventh President of India: Giani Zail Singh
| Full Name | Giani Zail Singh |
| Birth Name | Jarnail Singh |
| Date of Birth | 5 May 1916 |
| Place of Birth | Sandhwan, Faridkot District, Punjab |
| Term of office | 25 July 1982 – 25 July 1987 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Giani Zail Singh was the (1st) first Sikh to be elected as President of India.
Unfortunately, His presidency tenure saw Operation Blue Star, Assassination of Indira Gandhi, and 1984 Anti-Sikh riots.
He decided to keep Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill, 1986 to protect it from being approved which would have violated Citizens’ right by allowing government to detain any post items perceived to be a threat to national security.
He also held couple of key positions in his political career.
(9th) Ninth Chief Minister of Punjab (1972 – 1977)
Minister of Home Affairs (1980 – 1982)
(8th) Eighth President of India: Ramaswamy Venkataraman
| Full Name | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Date of Birth | 4 December 1910 |
| Place of Birth | Rajamadam village near Pattukottai, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu |
| Term of office | 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Ramaswamy Venkataraman held many key positions throughout his political career.
Minister of Finance (1980 – 1982)
Minister of Home affairs (1982)
Minister of Defence (1982 – 1984)
(7th) seventh Vice-President of India (1984 – 1987)
Under his Defence ministry tenure, R. Venkataraman initiated India’s missile programme and moved A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who later went on to become (11th) eleventh President of India, from space programme to missile programme.
(9th) Ninth President of India: Shankar Dayal Sharma
| Full Name | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Date of Birth | 19 August 1918 |
| Place of Birth | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| Term of office | 25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Shankar Dayal Sharma held many key positions throughout his political career.
Governor of Andhra Pradesh (1984 – 1985).
Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh (1985 – 1986).
Governor of Maharashtra (1986 – 1987).
(8th) Vice-President of India (1987 – 1992).
During his tenure of 5 years as President of India, he worked with 4 Prime Ministers: PV Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, HD Deve Gowda, & I. K. Gujral.
(10th) Tenth President of India: K. R. Narayanan
| Full Name | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| Date of Birth | 27 October 1920 |
| Place of Birth | Uzhavoor, Kottayam District, Kerala |
| Term of office | 25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
K. R. Narayanan held many key positions throughout his political career.
Indian Ambassador to Thailand (1967–69)
Indian Ambassador to Turkey (1973–75)
Indian Ambassador to China (1976 – 1978)
Indian ambassador to United States (1980 – 1984)
(9th) Vice-President of India (1992 – 1997)
He got the title ‘The best diplomat of the country’ by Nehru.
He used to walk to school around 15 kms daily through rough terrain and had to often stand outside the classroom, due to unpaid tuition fee, even then he would listen to lessons being taught in the school.
(11th) Eleventh President of India: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
| Full Name | Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam |
| Date of Birth | 15 October 1931 |
| Place of Birth | Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu |
| Term of office | 25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
He was the (1st) First Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India (1999 – 2001).
Due to his work on Ballistic Missile and Launch Vehicle Technology, he has been called as ‘Missile Man of India’.
Along with receiving highest civilian award of India, Bharat Ratna (1997), he has been recipient of many prestigious awards throughout his life.
Padma Bhushan (1981)
Padma Vibhushan (1990)
Bharat Ratna (1997)
Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration (1997)
Veer Savarkar Award (1998)
SASTRA Ramanujan Prize (2000)
Von Braun Award – National Space Society (2013)
He just missed by one position to fulfil his dream of becoming Fighter Pilot. Out of 8 positions to be filled, he came ninth. He would have been devastated at the time but as we say whatever happens, happens for a good reason.
(12th) Twelfth President of India: Pratibha Patil
| Full Name | Pratibha Devisingh Patil |
| Date of Birth | 19 December 1934 |
| Place of Birth | Nadgaon village, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra |
| Term of office | 25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Pratibha Patil is the (1st) first woman President of India and she was also the 1st first woman Governor of state of Rajasthan.
(13th) Thirteenth President of India: Pranab Mukherjee
| Full Name | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Date of Birth | 11 December 1935 |
| Place of Birth | Mirati village, Birbhum district, West Bengal |
| Term of office | 25 July 2012 – 25 July 2017 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Pranab Mukherjee held many key positions throughout his political career.
(14th) fourteenth leader of the Rajya Sabha (1980 – 1984)
Minister of Defense (2004 – 2006).
(15th) fifteenth leader of the Lok Sabha (2004 – 2012), the post generally holds by Prime Minister of India. Considering that he never served as Prime Minister of India, it is commendable.
Minister of External affairs (2006 – 2009)
Minister of Finance (2009 – 2012).
He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2019.
(14th) Fourteenth President of India: Ram Nath Kovind
| Full Name | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Date of Birth | 1 October 1945 |
| Place of Birth | Paraunkh village, Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Term of office | 25 July 2017 – 25 July 2022 |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
He served as Governor of Bihar (2015 – 2017) before being elected as (14th) fourteenth President of India. Interestingly he was appointed as Governor of Bihar by none other than the (13th) thirteenth President of India, Pranab Mukherjee only.
(15th) Fifteenth President of India (Acting): Droupadi Murmu
| Full Name | Droupadi Murmu |
| Birth Name | Puti Biranchi Tudu |
| Date of Birth | 20 June 1958 |
| Place of Birth | Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj district (Odisha) |
| Term of office | 25 July 2022 – Yet to be completed |
Quick, interesting, and important facts:
Droupadi Murmu is the (1st) first tribal and only (2nd) second woman to be President of India, after Pratibha Patil the 12th President of India.
She is the youngest to be elected President of India, and also she is the first of all the presidents to be born after Independence in 1947.
She worked as clerk in State Irrigation and Power Department (1979 to 1983) and as a school teacher in Rairangpur (1983 to 1997), for which she never claimed a full salary.
She served as Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021.
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