Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s9.t11.3

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and continues till now. Since 1926, he had been invited to Oxford University for many times to offer philosophical lectures every year for Upton Lectures. He also visited the United States of America and taught comparative religion in Haskell Lectures of the University of Chicago. The main content of his lectures offered in Europe and in America were Vedanta philosophy and philosophy of life of Hinduism, as well as comparative studies on Eastern and Western philosophy. In 1931, due to his outstanding achievements in the comparative study on Eastern and Western philosophy, he was honoured with knighthood by British King George V. Since 1931, he had served as a member of the International Committee of Cultural Cooperation. In 1946, he served as the head of Indian delegation to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). In 1949, he took the post of the first Indian ambassador in Soviet Russia. In 1952, he was elected to be the Vice President of the Republic of India. In the same year, in the seventh Conference of UNESCO, he was elected to be chairman of the conference. In 1962, Radhakrishnan served as the President of the Republic of India (1962 to 1967).