Preface This lady is one of most under-celebrated figures in Indian history. She was more Indian than Indians and understood India far more deeply than Indians themselves. One only has to read her …
The Role of Vivekananda and Nivedita in IISc’s Making
An idea that perhaps took shape in conversations that Jamsetji Tata and Swami Vivekananda had on a voyage in 1893 would not come to fruition before their deaths. It was in the summer of 1893 …
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Swami Tyagishananda : Master Renunciate
By Vinayak Lohani Swami Tyagishananda was a sterling Sannyasi of the Ramakrishna Order and had a profound influence on many other subsequent monks and spiritual aspirants who came in touch with …
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Pioneering Soldiers of Vivekanada’s Mission : Swami Shubhananda and the Making of the Varanasi Sevashrama
In one of the pioneering application of Swami Vivekananda’s teaching of serving ‘God in Man’ was by the group that came up in Varanasi under the leadership of Charuchandra Das (later Swami …
Sister Nivedita : Her Literary Legacy
“I have attained Samadhi in grammar, whatever I write becomes the language”, wrote Nivedita once to a friend. She was a prolific author. During her first year in India itself she had started working …
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Sister Nivedita among Prominent Contemporary Indians
Nivedita and Christine’s house located at 17 Bosepara Lane in Baghbazar had become a rendezvous of sorts for many eminent Calcuttans of the day. Rabindranath Tagore too closely interacted with …
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