Swami
Vivekananda
We will start
the year with
Swami Vivekananda,
the Valiant monk who proclaimed in America the greatness of Hinduism and
of Indian culture at a time when the west regarded India as a land of
Barbarians . The beloved disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, he was
the great thinker and mighty man of action.
Swami
Vivekananda was born on 12th January 1863 in
Calcutta . As a child he was very lively and naughty. He was very
scientific in his attitude. He was quick and alert in his studies. He did
not accept anything without proof of knowledge. He was a disciple of
Ramakrishna. He represented Hinduism at the first world Parliament of
Religions in Chicago in 1893. He gave a famous speech,”Sisters and
brothers of America .” He was also invited to speak all over America and
Europe . He was a man with a great spiritual presence and
tremendous intellect.