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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.