Editing Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (section)

== Personal life ==
Radhakrishnan was married to [[Sivakamu Radhakrishnan|Sivakamu]]<ref group=note name=skspell>Radhakrishnan's wife's name is spelled differently in different sources, perhaps because a common Telugu spelling is Sivamma. It is spelled ''Sivakamu'' by Sarvepalli Gopal (1989); ''Sivakamuamma'' by Mamta Anand (2006); and still differently by others.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}</ref> (1893–1956) in May 1903, a distant cousin, at the age of 14, when she was aged 10.{{sfn|Gopal|1989|p=12}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=K. R. Gupta & Amita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9dNOT9iYxcMC&dq=Sivakamu+Radhakrishnan&pg=PA1056 |title=Concise Encyclopaedia of India |date=2006 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=978-81-269-0639-0 |language=en |access-date=27 June 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903155801/https://books.google.com/books?id=9dNOT9iYxcMC&dq=Sivakamu+Radhakrishnan&pg=PA1056 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bharathi |first=K. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LeHxfYFD69AC&dq=Sivakamu+Radhakrishnan&pg=PA11 |title=Encyclopaedia of Eminent Thinkers |date=1998 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-688-8 |language=en |access-date=27 June 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903155803/https://books.google.com/books?id=LeHxfYFD69AC&dq=Sivakamu+Radhakrishnan&pg=PA11 |url-status=live }}</ref> As per tradition the marriage was [[arranged marriage|arranged]] by the family. The couple had five daughters named Padmavati, Rukmini, Sushila, Sundari and Shakuntala. They also had a son named [[Sarvepalli Gopal]] who went on to a notable career as a historian. Many of Radhakrishnan's family members including his grandchildren and great-grandchildren have pursued a wide range of careers in academia, public policy, medicine, law, banking, business, publishing and other fields across the world. Former India cricketer & [[National Cricket Academy|NCA]] director [[VVS Laxman]] is his great-grandnephew. Sivakamu died on 26 November 1956. They were married for about 53 years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Saran |first=Renu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bMNPCgAAQBAJ&dq=Sivakamu+Radhakrishnan&pg=PT6 |title=Dr. Radha Krishnan: The Great Indian Philosopher |date=6 August 2015 |publisher=Junior Diamond |isbn=978-93-83990-10-8 |language=en |access-date=27 June 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903155805/https://books.google.com/books?id=bMNPCgAAQBAJ&dq=Sivakamu+Radhakrishnan&pg=PT6 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jai |first=Janak Raj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r2C2InxI0xAC&dq=Sivakamu+Radhakrishnan&pg=PA25 |title=Presidents of India, 1950-2003 |date=2003 |publisher=Regency Publications |isbn=978-81-87498-65-0 |language=en |access-date=27 June 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903155802/https://books.google.com/books?id=r2C2InxI0xAC&dq=Sivakamu+Radhakrishnan&pg=PA25 |url-status=live }}</ref>