Life and Thoughts of Swami Vivekanada

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Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) also called Narendranath Datta was a Hindu philosopher, born and died in Calcutta. He attempted to combine Indian spirituality with Western materialism, and became the main force behind the Vedanta movement in the West.

This book has very vividly, comprehensively and yet very concisely dealt with the life and thoughts of Swami Vivekananda. His commendation of the citizens of Japan while his visit to that place and his exhortation to our countrymen to emulate their virtues is a special feature of this book. Swami Vivekanand won first prize and a silver butterfly in boxing – such information has been given in this book in the form of objective Question-Answers to know more about him from very close.

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Early life. 2. Impact of Ramakrishna. 3. Wandering monk. 4. Speeches at the parliament of religions. 5. Vedantic discourses in America. 6. Reconciliation of east-west cultural values. 7. Influence of Japan on Swami Vivekananda and his other expositions. 8. Back to the motherland. 9. Final years of the life. 10. Know more about Vivekananda (question-answer). Bibliography. Index.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR J C Dua

Dr. J.C. Dua, Reader, Department of History and TTM, Dyal Singh Evening College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, has had academic association with late Professor B.R. Grover since the IHC Session 1961. Professor Grover was his teacher, mentor and the one who taught him how to locate, decipher and analyse the sources on history. Dr. Dua has contributed a large number of research papers in national and international seminars and has published numerous books. The Peoples Republic of Bulgaria awarded him Georgi Dimitrov Gold Medal in 1983 and was also invited to deliver the prestigious Dr. Kalaignar Thiru M.Karunanidhi Endowment Lectures by Madras University, Chennai, in 1995.

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Title
Life and Thoughts of Swami Vivekanada
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
9788192624471
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vii+220p.,
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