Sister Nivedita
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In this book Sister Nivedita has given us pictures of the Indian woman in her role as mother and wife and as the feeder and sustainer of the national culture and traditions, The author then enters into a study of the national epics, the caste system, and various other aspects of Indian life and ideals, and gives a brilliant sketch of Indian thought and what it stands for.
This book is, writes Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, ‘almost the only fair account of Hindu ...
India’s awakening in modern times started in nineteenth century and with Swami Vivekananda’s appearance in 1893 at the Parliament of Religious in Chicago, it started influencing in west. Though quite young, the mesmerized America and Europe and walked as a colossus wherever he went. He impressed giants like Max Muller, Paul Deussen and Romail Rolland, taught Yoga and gave call to develop a world religion. His mission was essentially a revolution, ...
Sister Nivedita’s role in Indian Renaissance of the early 20th century as well as her contribution to freedom movements remains unrecognized till this late date, and we regard her largely as a foreigner interested in Hindu religion. In the words of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, she became not merely an interpreter of India to Europe, but even more, the inspiration of a new race of Indian students, no longer anxious to be Anglicized, but convinced that all real ...
Ajanta with its monumental architecture, vibrant sculpture, and rich array of paintings, continues to fascinate and inspire generations of archeologists, artists, art historians, and connoisseurs. Sister Nivedita visited Ajanta in 1909, and published the longish essay, adequately illustrated, that was serialized in The Modern Review in 1910. this monograph offers her portrayal of Ajanta. Nivedita commented at length, on the artistic traditions of Ajanta and its ...
Philosophy, ritual, and mythology are the three pillars of all ancient religions. But in India in particular, mythology has been an extremely important medium for teaching abstract spiritual truths, and it has had a profound influence not only on the religious traditions of the country but also on Indian society. To Western-educated readers, the numerous concepts, characters, and ideals presented in Indian mythology often seem bewildering at first glance. Yet, ...
The present study by Sister Nivedita, based on her deep study, research and travels is a valuable piece of India's rich ancient history and culture which she has compared with the ancient civilizations of the West. Her writings with appreciation of India' glorious past proved to be very helpful to the enlightened people in foreign countries, when the Indian people were fighting for independence. She has mainly focused on the important Buddhist Shrines and ...
Kali the Mother is a collection of excellent essays on the Divine Mother of the Universe, written from an intensely personal point of view blended with an extraordinary meta physical insight into the cosmic aspect of the Kali Ideal. No one who wants to understand the traditional Indian worship of the Terrible in Nature as an aspect of God can afford to miss a perusal of this brilliant study. This was the first book of Sister Nivedita, published in 1900, by Messrs ...
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists is a single volume comprising the most important stories of Indian mythology taken from the two great epics Mahabharata and Ramayana, with additional tales from the Puranas, the Vedas and assorted narratives of Krishna, Buddha and Shiva. The book prepared by two of the foremost scholars and writers on Indian life, explains and interprets Indian ways and thoughts.
A collection of genuine Indian nursery-tales. In this book, the Sister Nivedita, known as Margaret Elizabeth Noble in earlier life, has retold traditional Indian nursery tales in her inimitable style.