Was the cocept of 'social service' rooted in Hindu traditions or did it originate from India's encounter with the West? Did the Ramakrishna Math and Mission's commitment to Seva, later known as sadhana of service, owe more to Vivekananda than to Ramakrishna himself? This book offers a distinctive analysis of the Ramakrishna movement’s legacy of service by focusing on the continuities and discontinuities in the movement. It argues that the movement’s ...
