▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁background ▁in ▁the ▁Congress ▁Party , ▁nor ▁was ▁he ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁struggle ▁against ▁British ▁rules . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁politician ▁in ▁shadow . ▁His ▁motiv ation ▁lay ▁in ▁his ▁pride ▁of ▁H indu ▁culture , ▁and ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁H indu ism ▁against ▁" un in formed ▁Western ▁criticism ". ▁According ▁to ▁Brown , ▁ ▁Te acher ' s ▁Day ▁When ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁India , ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁students ▁and ▁friends ▁requested ▁him ▁to ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁his ▁birth day , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September . ▁He ▁replied , ▁ ▁Instead ▁of ▁celebr ating ▁my ▁birth day , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁my ▁proud ▁privile ge ▁if ▁September ▁ 5 th ▁is ▁observed ▁as ▁Te ach ers ' ▁Day . ▁ ▁His ▁birth day ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁celebrated ▁as ▁Te acher ' s ▁Day ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁Char ity ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Gh ans hy am ▁Das ▁Bir la ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁social ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁pre - in dep end ence ▁era , ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁formed ▁the ▁Kr ish n arp an ▁Char ity ▁Trust . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁in ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁against ▁State ▁institutions ▁im part ing ▁denomin ational ▁religious ▁instruction ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁sec ular ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁State . ▁ ▁Philosoph y ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁tried ▁to ▁bridge ▁eastern ▁and ▁western ▁thought , ▁def ending ▁H indu ism ▁against ▁" un in formed