Swami vivekananda speech

He is also the founder of Ramakrishna Vedanta Math. Indian people often give him the credit for raising Hinduism as a world heritage. The government of India celebrates his birthday as National Youth Day. Vivekananda was born on 12 January in Calcutta. His family name was Narendranath Datta. From his childhood days, he was aware of the religious environment around him.

He often used to meditate in front of different deities. He also passed entrance examination with the first-class from presidency college.

Swami vivekananda born

He often read various kinds of text including literature, philosophy, history, religion, sociology and art. Additionally, he studied contemporary western philosophy and practiced classical music. His religious thinking began when he came into the influence of the Brahmo Samaj. He liked the reformist approach and anti-superstition movements led by the Samaj.

But the kind of puritanism of the Samaj did not attract him. The event of meeting with Ramakrishna Paramhansa, a prominent sage changed his life forever. This incident left his family into huge crisis. He tried to serve his bankrupt family.