Hey, do you know about Sister Nivedita?
She was an Irish woman who met Swami Vivekananda in London, and later came to Bharat to work with him. She became a celibate in 1898, when she was 31…
Swami Vivekananda
Talk to Students in Memory of Swami Vivekananda by Maria Wirth
This one-hour speech happened to be a first for me, and I want to thank the students that they made it easy for me and looked interested throughout. My three…
Why the World Hindu Congress in Chicago, to be the Largest Gathering of Hindu Leaders to Date, is Important
It was in the summer of 1893, July 30, to be precise, that this “learned Brahman Hindoo,” according to the Chicago Record (September 11, 1893) report, with a “fleshy face……
My Life and Mission – Swami Vivekananda
The second article of the series from the book ‘Prabodhan – Thoughts on Hindu Society’ is the speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda at the Shakespeare Club of Pasadena, California, on January 27,…
Swami Vivekananda on Caste
The process of demonizing Hindu Dharma began in the colonial times. British colonialists ridiculed Hindu “natives” for ritualism, idol worship, and superstition, and casteism. Caste was the most frequently used…