Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda was born in the Shimla Pally in Calcutta on 12th of January in 1863 and died on 4th of July in 1902. He was the chief follower of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa. His birth name was NarendranathDatta who later became the founder of Ramakrishna Mission. He was the person of Indian origin who became successful in introducing the Hindu philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga in the Europe and America. He revived Hinduism in the modern India. His inspiring speech is still followed among the youths of the country. He had also introduced the Hinduism at Parliament of the World’s Religions at Chicago in 1893.

His father name was VishwanathDatta, an attorney of Calcutta High Court, and mother name was Bhuvaneshwari Devi. Swami Vivekananda was influenced by the rational mind of his father and religious temperament of his mother. He learned self-control from his mother and later became an expert in meditation. His self control was really amazing using which he could easily enter to the state of samadhi. He developed a remarkable leadership quality in his young age. He came in contact with the Sri Ramakrishna after visiting to the BrahmoSamaj when he was youth. He stayed with his monk-brothers at the BoranagarMonastfery. In his later life, he decided for touring India and started wandering from place to place and reached Trivandum where he decided to attend the Parliament of Religions at Chicago.

He became very popular all around the world after delivering effective speeches and lectures at many places. He returned to India and founded Ramakrishna Maths and Mission in 1897, AdvaitaAshrama in Mayavati (near Almora) in 1899. The Ashrama was a branch of the Ramakrishna Math. The famous arati song, Khandana Bhava Bandhana is composed by him. Once he meditated for three hours at Belur Math. It is considered that once he went to meditate in his room. He asked not to be disturbed and died while meditating.