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Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk in the 19th century who was a chief disciple of Ramakrishna. He introduced Hindu philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. He founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission and is known for his famous speech beginning with "Sisters and brothers of America..." at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago. He toured India and acquired knowledge of conditions under British rule, then traveled to the US and Europe to conduct lectures on Hindu philosophy. In India, he is regarded as a patriotic saint.

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Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk in the 19th century who was a chief disciple of Ramakrishna. He introduced Hindu philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. He founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission and is known for his famous speech beginning with "Sisters and brothers of America..." at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago. He toured India and acquired knowledge of conditions under British rule, then traveled to the US and Europe to conduct lectures on Hindu philosophy. In India, he is regarded as a patriotic saint.

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Swami Vivekananda (Bengali: [ʃami bibekanɔndo] (

listen); 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902),


born Narendranath Datta (Bengali: [nɔrendronatʰ
dɔto]), was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of
the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna.[4][5] He
was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian
philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western
world[6][7] and is credited with of Indian nationalism as
a tool of fight against the British empire in colonial
India.[9] Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna
Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.[7] He is perhaps
best known for his speech which began with the
words - "Sisters and brothers of America ...,"[10] in
which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of
the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.
Born into an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family of
Calcutta, Vivekananda was inclined towards
spirituality. He was influenced by his guru,
Ramakrishna, from whom he learnt that all living
beings were an embodiment of the divine self;
therefore, service to God could be rendered by
service to humankind. After Ramakrishna's death,
Vivekananda toured the Indian
subcontinent extensively and acquired first-hand
knowledge of the conditions prevailing in British
India. He later travelled to the United States,
representing India at the 1893 Parliament of the
World's Religions. Vivekananda conducted hundreds
of public and private lectures and classes,
disseminating tenets of Hindu philosophy in the
United States, England and Europe. In India,
Vivekananda is regarded as a patriotic saint, and his
birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day.
Swami Vivekananda (Bengali: [ʃami bibekanɔndo] ( listen); 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902),
born Narendranath Datta (Bengali: [nɔrendronatʰ dɔto]), was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple
of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna.[4][5] He was a key figure in the introduction of the
Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world[6][7] and is credited with
raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late
19th century.[8] He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, and contributed to the
concept of Indian nationalism as a tool of fight against the British empire in colonial India.
[9]
 Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.[7] He is perhaps best
known for his speech which began with the words - "Sisters and brothers of America ...,"[10] in which
he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.
Born into an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family of Calcutta, Vivekananda was inclined towards
spirituality. He was influenced by his guru, Ramakrishna, from whom he learnt that all living beings
were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to
humankind. After Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda toured the Indian subcontinent extensively and
acquired first-hand knowledge of the conditions prevailing in British India. He later travelled to the
United States, representing India at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions. Vivekananda
conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating tenets of Hindu
philosophy in the United States, England and Europe. In India, Vivekananda is regarded as
a patriotic saint, and his birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day.

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