Nepal today paid tributes to the former Indian president Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishna on his birth anniversary and called him a great "philosopher" and "educationist".
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education of Nepal Gopal Man Shrestha also said that Dr Radhakrishnan had made significant contribution in spreading the Hindu philosophy across the globe.
"Radhakrishnan was a multifarious personality, who believed that education is not only a means of imparting knowledge to the people, but it should also help in developing their overall personality," Shrestha said while speaking as the chief guest at a function organised by Mahamana Malaviya Mission Nepal to mark 129th birth anniversary of Dr Radhakrishnan in Kathmandu.
Dr Radhakrishna's birth anniversary is celebrated as Teacher's Day across India.
Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Chief of Mission Indian Embassy Ajay Kumar said that Dr Radhakrishnan was accorded warm welcome by the people of Nepal when he visited the country as the second president of India in 1963.
Dr Radhakrishnan was granted an honorary degree by the Tribhuvan University of Nepal at that time, he said.
Professor J S Rajput, an Indian educationist, highlighted the contributions made by the former Indian president, in the area of education and Vedic philosophy.
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