<P> Since the 1990s, the colonial influences on the' construction' and' representation' of Hinduism have been the topic of debate among scholars of Hinduism Western Indologists are trying to come to more neutral and better - informed representations of India and its culture, while Indian scholars are trying to establish forms of knowledge and understanding which are grounded in and informed by Indian traditions, instead of being dominated by western forms of knowledge and understanding . </P> <P> Radhakrishnan was accused of Plagiarism by his student Jadunath Sinha who accused him of copying from his doctoral thesis, "Indian Psychology of Perception" published in 1925 in his book "Indian Philosophy" published in 1927 . Jadunath Sinha filed a case in the Calcutta High Court claiming damages for Rs 20000 . Radhakrishnan filed counter case for defamation of character demanding Rs 100000 from Sinha . Though Jadunath Sinha's case was strong as many of his articles were already published, the High cost of litigation along with intervention of Syama Prasad Mookerjee who mediated between them made them settle the issue out of court . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1931: appointed a Knight Bachelor in, although he ceased to use the title "Sir" after India attained independence . </Li> <Li> 1938: elected Fellow of the British Academy . </Li> <Li> 1954: The Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India . </Li> <Li> 1954: German "Order pour le Merite for Arts and Science" </Li> <Li> 1961: the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade . </Li> <Li> 1962: Institution of Teacher's Day in India, yearly celebrated at 5 September, Radhakrishnan's birthday, in honour of Radhakrishnan's belief that "teachers should be the best minds in the country". </Li> <Li> 1963: the British Order of Merit . </Li> <Li> 1968: Sahitya Akademi fellowship, The highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi on a writer (he is the first person to get this award) </Li> <Li> 1975: the Templeton Prize in 1975, a few months before his death, for advocating non-aggression and conveying "a universal reality of God that embraced love and wisdom for all people ." He donated the entire amount of the Templeton Prize to Oxford University . </Li> <Li> 1989: institution of the Radhakrishnan Scholarships by Oxford University in the memory of Radhakrishnan . The scholarships were later renamed the "Radhakrishnan Chevening Scholarships". </Li> <Li> he was nominated fifteen times for the Nobel prize in literature, and eleven times for the Nobel Peace prize . </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1931: appointed a Knight Bachelor in, although he ceased to use the title "Sir" after India attained independence . </Li>

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