Cosmic Perspectives on Human Existence

Abstract

Let me at the outset mention that for me this lecture brings great honour as well as pleasure. My early years were spent in the campus of the Banaras Hindu University and I recall seeing Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan from a distance on several occasions. These included some of his lectures like the Sunday Gita Lecture and also his chats and discussions with my father who, being a well read academic got on well with him. I may confess to feeling overawed by his impressive personality. But even at a single digit age I could not help being impressed by his scholarly demeanour. One occasion that is engraved in my memory was when he had visited our house for a formal dinner party hosted in honour of a visiting commission chaired by him.