▁College , ▁gave ▁a ▁test imon ial ▁saying ▁" he ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁men ▁we ▁have ▁had ▁in ▁the ▁recent ▁years ", ▁which ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁first ▁job ▁in ▁Pres iden cy ▁College . ▁In ▁reci pro cation , ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁dedicated ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁books ▁to ▁William ▁Sk inner . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁family ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁S iv ak am u , ▁a ▁distant ▁cousin , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁As ▁per ▁tradition ▁the ▁marriage ▁was ▁arranged ▁by ▁the ▁family . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁five ▁daughters ▁and ▁a ▁son , ▁Sar ve pal li ▁G op al . ▁Sar ve pal li ▁G op al ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁notable ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁historian . ▁S iv ak am u ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁They ▁were ▁married ▁for ▁over ▁ 5 1 ▁years . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Sar ve pal li ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁Pres iden cy ▁College . ▁There after , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁Professor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mys ore , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁at ▁its ▁Mah ar aja ' s ▁College , ▁Mys ore . ▁ ▁By ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁had ▁written ▁many ▁articles ▁for ▁journ als