Vivekananda was the famous social reformer during late 19th century. He had born to an aristocratic Bengali Kathya family of Calcutta on 12 January 1863. His father, Vishwanath Datta, was an attorney at the Calcutta High Court.
Vivekananda childhood name is Narendra. His grandfather Durgacharan Datta, was a Sanskrit and Persian scholar. Narendra ‘s father, Vishwanath Datta, was an attorney at the Calcutta High Court and his mother Bhuvaneswari Devi, was a devout housewife. The progressive, rational attitude of Narendra's father and the religious temperament of his mother helped shape his thinking and personality.
From his childhood only he was inclined to spirituality. He used to play by meditating before the images of Hindu deities such as of Lord Shiva, Lord Rama, and Goddess Sita. He was fascinated by wandering ascetics and monks.
He was genius student. He studied Hindu scriptures, including the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and the Puranas. He had interest in English literature and thus studied Western Philosophy and European History at the General Assembly's Institution. In 1881 he passed the Fine Arts examination, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1884.
Narendra's father's sudden death in 1884 left the family bankrupt; creditors began demanding the repayment of loans, and relatives threatened to evict the family from their ancestral home. Narendra, once a son of a well-to-do family became one of the poorest students in his college. He unsuccessfully tried to find work and questioned God's existence, but found solace in Ramakrishna .Narendra gradually ready to renounce everything for the sake of realizing God and accepted Ramakrishna as his teacher. His teacher taught him that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to mankind.
Later After the death of Ramakrishna, He extensively travelled throughout India and abroad. He founded Belur Math, Ramakrishna Math, and Ramakrishna Mission for social service in India and established Vedanta Societies in San Francisco and New York and founded a peace retreat (shanti ashrama ) in California.
His literary work: - Vivekananda was a powerful orator and writer in English and Bengali.Some of his famous litrary works books are Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga.
Most of his published works were compiled from lectures given around the world. He was a singer and a poet, composed many songs and poems (including his favorite, "Kali the Mother"). Vivekananda blended humor with his teachings, and his language was lucid. His Bengali writings testify to his belief that words (spoken or written) should clarify ideas, rather than demonstrating the speaker (or writer's) knowledge... Read More
Vivekananda childhood name is Narendra. His grandfather Durgacharan Datta, was a Sanskrit and Persian scholar. Narendra ‘s father, Vishwanath Datta, was an attorney at the Calcutta High Court and his mother Bhuvaneswari Devi, was a devout housewife. The progressive, rational attitude of Narendra's father and the religious temperament of his mother helped shape his thinking and personality.
From his childhood only he was inclined to spirituality. He used to play by meditating before the images of Hindu deities such as of Lord Shiva, Lord Rama, and Goddess Sita. He was fascinated by wandering ascetics and monks.
He was genius student. He studied Hindu scriptures, including the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and the Puranas. He had interest in English literature and thus studied Western Philosophy and European History at the General Assembly's Institution. In 1881 he passed the Fine Arts examination, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1884.
Narendra's father's sudden death in 1884 left the family bankrupt; creditors began demanding the repayment of loans, and relatives threatened to evict the family from their ancestral home. Narendra, once a son of a well-to-do family became one of the poorest students in his college. He unsuccessfully tried to find work and questioned God's existence, but found solace in Ramakrishna .Narendra gradually ready to renounce everything for the sake of realizing God and accepted Ramakrishna as his teacher. His teacher taught him that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to mankind.
Later After the death of Ramakrishna, He extensively travelled throughout India and abroad. He founded Belur Math, Ramakrishna Math, and Ramakrishna Mission for social service in India and established Vedanta Societies in San Francisco and New York and founded a peace retreat (shanti ashrama ) in California.
His literary work: - Vivekananda was a powerful orator and writer in English and Bengali.Some of his famous litrary works books are Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga.
Most of his published works were compiled from lectures given around the world. He was a singer and a poet, composed many songs and poems (including his favorite, "Kali the Mother"). Vivekananda blended humor with his teachings, and his language was lucid. His Bengali writings testify to his belief that words (spoken or written) should clarify ideas, rather than demonstrating the speaker (or writer's) knowledge... Read More
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