▁at ▁Manchester ▁College . ▁This ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁lecture ▁to ▁the ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁on ▁Compar ative ▁Religion . ▁For ▁his ▁services ▁to ▁education ▁he ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁by ▁George ▁V ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours , ▁and ▁formally ▁inv ested ▁with ▁his ▁honour ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁India , ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Will ing don , ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁However , ▁he ▁ceased ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁title ▁after ▁Indian ▁independence , ▁prefer ring ▁instead ▁his ▁academic ▁title ▁of ▁' Do ctor '. ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Vice - Ch an cell or ▁of ▁And h ra ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁was ▁named ▁Sp ald ing ▁Professor ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Relig ions ▁and ▁Eth ics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁All ▁Sou ls ▁College . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Liter ature , ▁although ▁this ▁nom ination ▁process , ▁as ▁for ▁all ▁la ure ates , ▁was ▁not ▁public ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Further ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁the ▁award ▁would ▁continue ▁stead ily ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁P t . ▁Mad an ▁Moh an ▁Mal avi ya