Swami Vivekananda : A Hero For The Entire World
Swami Vivekananda : A Hero For The Entire World Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863 in the state of West Bengal, India, in a family that belonged to the higher caste Brahmin community of northern India. He was a Hindu monk and philosopher who lived from 1863 to 1902. He was one of his era’s most remarkable and influential spiritual teachers, scholars, and freedom fighters. This is because he was able to change the lives of people who were caught in a cycle of ignorance, poverty, and despair through his words, teachings, lectures, and non-violent activism. In 1892, Swami Vivekananda first traveled to the West and gave a series of lectures on Hinduism at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago. He then traveled through the USA, lecturing on social justice and religious tolerance, stopping at the World’s Colombian Exposition in Chicago before going to California. He was the
