Swami Vivekananda 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902, born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna.He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India. Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his speech which began with the words - "Sisters and brothers of America in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.Swami Vivekananda revealed to the world the true foundations of India's unity as a nation. He taught how a nation with such a vast diversity can be bound together by a feeling of humanity and brother-hood. Vivekananda emphasized the points of drawbacks of western culture and the contribution of India to overcome those. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose once said: “Swamiji harmonized the East and the West, religion and science, past and present. And that is why he is great. Our countrymen have gained unprecedented self-respect, self-reliance and self-assertion from his teachings.” Vivekananda was successful in constructing a virtual bridge between the culture of East and the West. He interpreted the Hindu scriptures, philosophy and the way of life to the Western people. He made them realize that in spite of poverty and backwardness, India had a great contribution to make to world culture. He played a key role in ending India's cultural isolation from the rest of the world.
Rajyoga by Swami Vivekanand Karmayoga by Swami VivekanandGyanyoga by Swami VivekanandPremyoga by Swami VivekanandBhaktiyoga by Swami VivekanandMeditation-And-Its-Methods (English) by Swami VivekanandPatanjali Yoga Sutra (English) by Swami Vivekanand
Books on Swami Vivekanand
Swami Vivekanand Ke Jeevan Ki Kahaniyan by Mukesh NadanGyanmarg Karmayogi Swami Vivekananda by Deokinandan GautamSwami Vivekanand : Prasiddh Darshnik, Anjaan Kavi by Radhika NagrathVivekanand Ki Atmakatha by SankarVivekanand Ka Shaikshik Darshan by Mahesh Sharma
