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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
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OVERVIEW OF VIVEKANANDA
Born in Calcutta in 1863.
Contact of Ramkrishna change Narendra’s life.
Became world famous at Chicago in1883.
“jiva is shiva”.
“Awake, arise & stop not till the goal is reached.”
He founded Ramkrishna mission in 1897.
BIOGRAPHY (1863-1902)
Swami vivekananda’s inspiring personality was well known both in India & America.
The unknown monk of India suddenly leapt into fame at Parliament of Religion held in Chicago in 1893.
In the course of short of 39 years of which only 10 were devoted to public activities.
He gave: gyan yog, bhakti yog,karma yog,raj yog.
Birth & Childhood
Swami Vivekananda was born Narendranath Datta on 12 January 1863 in Calcutta in a respectable middle-class.
His father, Viswanath Dutta, was an attorney and was a lover of the arts and literature.
College & Brahmo samaj
Vivekananda strated his education at home,later he joined metropolitan institution of ishwarchandra vidyasagar in 1871 and he passed the entrance examination of presidency college, colcutta.
Narendranath became the member of a Freemason's lodge and the breakaway faction from the Brahmo samaj led by kesab chandra sen another Freemason.