'The Hindu View of Life' was written by:

"The Hindu View of Life" is a book by Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, based on the Upton Lectures he delivered at Manchester College, Oxford, in 1926. It was published in 1927.

About the book:

• It explains the main ideas of Hinduism, such as the nature of God, religious experience, tolerance of different faiths, dharma, karma and the stages of life, to a Western audience.
• It presents Hinduism as a way of life and a broad, tolerant tradition that accepts many paths to the truth.

Radhakrishnan's other major works:

• "Indian Philosophy" (two volumes, 1923 and 1927).
• "An Idealist View of Life" (1932).
• "Eastern Religions and Western Thought" (1939).
• English translations with commentary of "The Bhagavad Gita", "The Principal Upanishads", "The Dhammapada" and "The Brahma Sutra: The Philosophy of Spiritual Life" (1960).

About Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975):

He was born on 5 September 1888 in Tiruttani, Tamil Nadu. His birthday is celebrated as Teachers' Day in India.

He was a professor of philosophy at Mysore and Calcutta universities and became the Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University (1936-1952).

He was Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University.

He chaired the University Education Commission (1948-49).

He was India's first Vice-President (1952-1962) and second President (1962-1967).

He received the Bharat Ratna in 1954, in the first year of the award (along with C. Rajagopalachari and C. V. Raman).

He received the Templeton Prize in 1975.

Other writers on Indian philosophy and religion:

• Swami Vivekananda: "Raja Yoga", "Karma Yoga".
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak: "Gita Rahasya" and "The Arctic Home in the Vedas".
• Sri Aurobindo: "The Life Divine", "Essays on the Gita".

Why not the other options?

• ✗Swami Vivekananda wrote "Raja Yoga".
• ✗Bal Gangadhar Tilak wrote "Gita Rahasya".
• ✗Rajendra Prasad wrote "Atmakatha" and "India Divided".