Swami Vivekananda

by B.K. Chaturvedi, Vivekananda

Book Summary of Swami Vivekananda The first Indian Saint who took the world by the storm and the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda was a man of dynamic energy and inspiring personality. He preached the supremacy of Vedantism and is believed to be the first one to bridge India's past and present. This small volume contains not only a brief account of his development from being a nervous aspirant to a seasoned saint but also the select compilation from his thoughts and views touching upon every fact of our national life. About Author : B.K. Chaturvedi, born in a village, Holipura(Agra, U.P.), on August 3, 1945 in a reputed family, had his educaiton in Allahabad (M.Sc) and Bangalore (Computer Programming). Having served for a couple of years in HMT, he is now a free-lance author, journalish, poet and translator based in New Delhi for about a couple of decades. He has many articles/poems and books published in both Hindi and English to his credit. Prominent among them are the metered-verse Enghlish translation of the famous epic of modern Hindi, KAMAYANI; original lon-poem DEHA-DANSHA; English verse translation of Sahir Ludhyanvi's famour Nazm PARCHAAINYAN; the latest being a journalistic appraisal, KARGIL BETRAYAL. He has also rendered 'SRIMADBHAGWAT GITA' into Hindi and English, published a couple of years ago. His translation, both in Hindi and English, of 'SRI RAMCHARITA MANAS' is likely to be published soon. A prolific writer he often writes for TV and Radio. Contents : Chapter 1. Swami A Saint with Universal Vision 2. Birth and Early Years 3. At the Feet of Sri Ramakrishna 4. The Wandering Monk 5. On the Global Stage 6. Return to India of the Triumphant Swami 7. Second Close Encounter with the West 8. The End of the Journey 9. Views and Thoughts of Vivek

130 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002