Contents [hide] rld's Religions

1 Early life (1863–1888) 4.2 Lecturing tours in America and England

1.1 Birth and childhood 5 Back in India (1897–1899)
1.2 College and Brahmo Samaj= 5.1 Colombo to Almora
1.3 With Ramakrishna 5.2 Founding of the Ramakrishna Mission
1.4 Founding of the Ramakrishna Math 5.3 Visit to Punjab
2 As a wandering monk in India (1888–1893) 6 Second visit to the West and last years
2.1 Northern India (1899–1902)
2.2 The Himalayas 7 Death
2.3 Rajputana 8 Teachings and philosophy
2.4 Western India 9 Influence
2.5 Southern India 10 Works
3 Visit to Japan (1893) 10.1 Books by Swami Vivekananda
4 First visit to the West (1893–1897) 11 See also
4.1 Parliament of the Wo 12 References
12.1 Notes
12.2 Citations
12.3 Bibliography
13 External links
'it was felt
that the
philosophy of
Swamiji and the
ideals for
which he lived
and worked
could be a
great source of
inspiration for
the Indian
Youth.''
Narendra's meeting with Ramakrishna in November 1881 proved
to be a turning point in Narendra's life
 Birth place of Narendranath Datta (Swami Vivekananda) in
Kolkata, India, now it is maintained by the Ramakrishna Mission.

Gour Mohan Mukherjee street, Kolkata

This image was taken on 30 January 1887 In Baranagar Math, Kolkata. Photographer
is unknown. This group photo depicts Swami Vivekananda with other disciples of
Ramakrishna.
Swami Vivekananda on the platform of the Parliament of Religions September
1893. On the platform (left to right) Virchand Gandhi, Dharmapala, Swami
Vivekananda[81]
To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary
of Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Mission is
organizing various projects' for integrated child
development, for the improvement of
children's health by eliminating malnutrition,
for empowerment of women, and for
alleviating poverty. Besides, the Mission will
distribute books on the message of Swami
Vivekananda to various libraries and will hold
national and international seminars in various
places on Swamiji's contribution to Indian and
international cultures. The Mission is also
planning to produce films on Swami
Vivekananda.

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh formally

inaugurated the projects on 12 January 2011 at
4 pm. at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
Swami Vivekananda at Chennai in 1897, after
the first tour of the West.
Seated on floor:(second) Biligiri Iyengar;
(fourth) M. C. Nanjunda Rao.
Seated in chairs: Tarapada, Shivananda,
Vivekananda, Niranjananada, Sadananda.
Standing: Alasinga Perumal (first), J.J.
Goodwin (second), M.N. Banerjee (third).
A DEDCATED MOTHER WITH SON
Memorial for Swami Vivekananda, offshore,
Kanyakumari, India. July 2008.
 Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, a branch of the Ramakrishna Math, founded on March 19,
1899. Near Lohaghat, 22 km from Champawat in Champawat district, Uttarakhand.
Image courtesy, Soumya IITC
 Vivekanandar Illam (or Vivekananda House) is a structure in Chennai, India. This is
remembered as the place where Swami Vivekananda stayed for nine days when he visited
Chennai in 1897. Vivekanandar Illam now houses a permanent exhibition on Swami
Vivekananda set up by the Chennai branch of the Ramakrishna Math.
Swami Vivekananda statue near
Gateway of India, Mumbai.
This is a manuscript of an English poetry
written by Swami Vivekananda (1863-
1902).
The full poetry is:
The mother's heart, the hero's will,
The sweetness of the southern breeze,
The sacred charm and strength that dwell
On Aryan altars, flaming, free;
Marie Louise Burke
All these be yours, and many more
No ancient soul could dream before -- Born 1911
Be thou to India's future son USA [1]
Died 2004
The mistress, servant, friend in one.
Nationality American
Other names Sister Gargi
With the blessings of Vivekananda Occupation Nun, Writer, Researcher
Known for Research on Swami
Vivekananda.