Swami Vivekananda is a name that inspires millions around the world even now—more than 150 years after his birth and encourages them to sacrifice everything for the sake of their country, religion and culture. This warrior saint was born to Maa Bhuvaneshwari Devi on January 12, 1863.Swami Vivekananda was barely 39 when he died, but because of his work, he lives on in everyone’s memory in the whole world for his undefeatable efforts to revive the Hindu religion. He gave the world a global perspective to Vedanta which is relevant today and needed more than ever. This book is an effort to present the life and works of this great personality in the form of a questionnaire. It is impossible to include everything related to a person of such immeasurable calibre in a collection of 1,000 questions, hence only the important aspects have been selected.This book is a treasure of information on the life of a great soul who symbolized Indian pride, strength, competence, knowledge and diversity. A real tribute to the great son of India—Swami Vivekananda."
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The author, Virendra Yagnik who was born in Prayag in Uttar Pradesh in 1949, belongs originally to Visnagar in Gujarat. He came to Delhi as a young man and worked at the Union Public Service Commission.During his tenure at UPSC he completed his post-graduation. Later he resigned as Junior Research Official to join the Oriental Bank of Commerce in Mumbai. Now, after retiring as Assistant Regional Director in 2009, he spends his time reading, writing and doing social work. He has been an active member of Railway Ministry’s Rajbhasha Salahakar Samiti from 1995-1998; Oil and Natural Gas Ministry’s Rajbhasha Salahakar Samiti; advisory panel of the monthly magazine ‘Vivek’ published from Mumbai and member of the panel of directors at the Samprati Jankalyan Sahakari Bank. Financial, social and cultural topics aired on Akashvani, Mumbai feature his talks. He has also coordinated and published several souvenirs.
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Samarth Ramdas (c. 1608 - c. 1681 ) also known as Sant (saint) Ramdas or Ramdas Swami or simply Ramdas was born at Jamb, a village in present-day Jalna district, Maharashtra on the occasion of Rama Navami in 1608. He was born into a Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin family. It is believed that Narayan turned into an introvert after the demise of his father and was often noticed to be engrossed in thoughts about the divine.Ramdas had extensive literature written during his lifetime. His literary works include Dasbodh, Karunashtakas, Sunderkand, Yuddhakand, Poorvarambh, Antarbhav, Aatmaaram, Chaturthman, Panchman, Manpanchak, Janaswabhawgosavi, Panchsamasi, Saptsamasi, Sagundhyan, Nirgundhyan, Junatpurush, Shadripunirupan, Panchikaranyog, Manache Shlok and Shreemad Dasbodh.Unlike the Warkari saints, Ramdas is not deemed a pacifist and his writings include strong expressions encouraging militant means to counter the aggressive Muslim invaders. His literature utilized precise and lucid language.His writings conveyed his direct, forceful and unhesitating approach. Apart from Marathi, components of other languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu and Arabic can also be traced in his literature. He introduced new words to these languages. A major chunk of his Marathi literature is in the form of verses. His compositions also include numerous aarti (worship rituals).Ramdas was an exponent of Bhakti Yoga or the path of devotion. According to him, total devotion to Rama brings about spiritual evolution.Ramdas frequently expressed his abhorrence for distinctions based on caste and creed. He advocated for the abolition of social classes. He encouraged the participation of women in religious work and offered them positions of authority.There are contradictory versions to the nature of association between Ramdas and Maratha ruler, Shivaji. Earlier historians considered Shivaji Raje to be a follower of Ramdas.
Samarth Guru Ramdas लंबे समय के बाद समर्थ गुरु की भेंट छत्रपति शिवाजी से हुई। दोनों ने मिलकर स्वराज की स्थापना का बीड़ा उठाया; जिसमें वे सफल रहे। समर्थ गुरु के मार्गदर्शन एवं निर्देशन में छत्रपति शिवाजी मराठा साम्राज्य की स्थापना एवं उसकी नींव मजबूत करने में सफल रहे। बिना गुरु के ज्ञान नहीं होता है; गुरु ही सच्चा मार्गदर्शक होता है और वह गुरु समर्थ रामदास जैसा हो तो निस्संदेह शिवा का ही जन्म होता है।
Samartha Guru RamdasSamartha Guru Ramdas was born in 1606 in village Jamb in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra on the day of Ramnvami. His father; Sri Suryaji Pant; was the worshipper of the sun-god. His mother; Renubai; was a down-to-earth orthodox religious lady. His parents called him ‘Narayan’ in his childhood days.
Shivaji-Guru Samarth Ramdasजब वे चौबीस वर्ष के थे, तब भारत भ्रमण के लिए निकले; उस समय पूरा उत्तर भारत औरंगजेब के अत्याचारों से त्रस्त था। उन्हें यह एहसास हुआ कि ‘धर्म-संघटन और लोक-संघटन’ होगा तब ही राष्ट्र परतंत्रता से मुकाबला कर सकता है। धर्म-संघटन के लिए ईश्वर संकीर्तन और उसपर श्रद्धा अटूट रखनी होगी; और लोकसंघटन करके लोकशक्ति जाग्रत् करनी होगी। रामदास स्वामी भारत भ्रमण करके महाराष्ट्र पहुँचे तो उन्हें सुखद समाचार मिला। शहाजी राजा तथा जीजाबाई के सुपुत्र शिवाजी ने महाराष्ट्र में दो-चार किले मुसलिमों से जीतकर स्वराज्य का शुभारंभ किया था।
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