Swami Vivekanandhan

• Born on 1863 January 12 at Bangal

• January 12 – National Youth Day

• Birthday is observed as National Youth Day.

• He attended the parliament of religious at Chicago in 1893.

• A L Basham called Vivekanandha the 1st man in history to initiate a friendly counter attack against the spiritual culture of the east and a molder of the modern world.

• Prabudha Bharath was the English monthly started by Vivekanandha (1896).

• Bengali Magazine started by Vivekanandha was Udbodhan (1899).

• Vivekanandha visited USA second time in 1899.

• He attended congress of the history of religious at Paris in 1900.

• He died on 4th July 1902 at Belur and in 1984 central government declared January 12 as National Youth Day.

• Vivekanandha was known as ‘Cyclonic Hindu’ in America.

• Patriotic Saint of India

• Spiritual Father of Indian Nationalism : Words by S C Bose

• Saint of Beloor

• Original name : Narendranath Dath

• In 1892 swami visited Kerala

• Lunatic asylum (Keralam Oru Bhranthalayam)

• Malabaril Njanoru Yathartha Manushyana Kandu : about Chattampi Swami

• In 1893 he visited Chicago in America

• Americans called him – Cyclonic Hindu

• In 1894 started Vedantha Society of New York

• In 1899-1900 visited Paris

• Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsar

• Guru of Swami Vivekanandha

• Original name : Gadhadhar Chatterji

• In memory of Ramakrishna Paramahamsar, swami started Ramakrishna Mission in 1897

• The women wing of Ramakrishna Mission is Sarada Madom/Sarada Mission

• Disciple of Swami : Sister Niveditha

• Disciple of Sister Niveditha : Subrahmanya Bharathi (author of ‘Odi Vilayadu Papa’ )

• Newspapers - Uthbodhan, Prabudhabharath

• Famous Slogan of swami : “Back to Geetha”

• “Back to Vedha” – Swami Dayanandha Saraswathi

• Books - Karmmayoga, Rajayoga, Njanayoga, Bhakthiyoga

• Died in 1902 July 4 at the age of 39

• Vivekanandha Airport : Raipur (Chattisgarh)

• “Knowledge is Power & Ignorance is Death”

• “Live Fast, Die Young”