Swami Vivekananda:Short Notes

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his post provides a short note on the life, achievements, and posthumous honors of one of India's greatest spiritual leaders and social reformers, Swami Vivekananda.

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Swami Vivekananda:Short Notes

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Life & Times of Swami VivekanandaBirth
12 January 1863(Makara Sankranthi), Kolkata
Original name
Narendranath Datta
Nicknames
Cyclonic Hindu Monk of India, Intellectual Monk
Parents
Vishwanath Dutta & Bhuvaneshwari Devi
Teacher
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Name "Vivekananda"
suggested by Ajit Singh of Khetri
Slogan
"Go back to Gita."Founder ofRamakrishna Mission
Famous introductory speech
"Sisters and brothers of America...", earning him 2min standing ovation of 7,000 people
First public speech in the East
Colombo(1897)
Spiritual Father of the Modern Nationalist Movement
Subhas Chandra Bose
Disciples
Swami Abhayananda, Alasinga Perumal,  Sister
Nivedita, Swami SadanandaThe Spiritual Daughter of Swami Vivekananda
Sister Nivedita
Death
July 4, 1902, Belur Math(West Bengal)
Magazines
Prabudha Bharat(English),Brahmavadin&Udbodhan(Bengali)
Biographies & MemorialsThe Master as I Saw Him
Sister NiveditaThe Life of Vivekananda–Romain Rolland
National Youth Day
January 12
Memorial
Belur Math(West Bengal)
Stamps
India, Sri Lanka & Serbia
First Vivekananda stamp issued in India
1963
Headquarters
Belur Math(1899)
Motto
Atmano Mokshartham Jagat Hitaya(for the salvation of our individual self and for the well-being of all on earth, Rigveda)
First monastery
Baranagar Math
Woman wing of Ramakrishna Mission
Sri Sarada Math(1954)
First Sri Ramakrishna Math in Kerala
Haripad(by Swami Nirmalananda, 1913)
CalledKerala
a lunatic asylum.Dr. PalpuDuring his wandering monk days in Bangalore, Vivekananda stayed
Advice to Dr. Palpu
"If you want to speak of politics in
Remarked on Chattampi Swami as "Here I met a remarkable man."📌You can also check outThe Previous Year Kerala PSC Questions OnSwami Vivekananda📝SideNotes:International Youth Day
August 12
Universal Brotherhood Day
September 11
Kerala Vivekanandan
Swami Agamananda
Original Name of Sister Nivedita
Margaret Elizabeth Noble(Irish)
Swami Abhayananda
Marie Louise
First Person in the West to write Sri Ramakrishna's biography
Max Muller
Max Muller of Karnataka
Dr. Phakirappa Gurubasappa Halakatti
Brahmavadin was later renamed as
The Vedanta Kesari
Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020
Jadav Payeng
Forest Man of India
Jadav Payeng