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Vishwanath Datta was working as a successful lawyer when he died in 1884 at the age of 49. He was suffering from diabetes and heart ailments. After his death, the responsibility of the family fell on his son Narendranath, who found solace in the company of Ramakrishna Paramhansa, eventually becoming his disciple assuming the name Swami Vivekananda.
Statue of Vivekananda at the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre. Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta (name shortened to Narendra or Naren) [18] in a Bengali Kayastha family [19] [20] in his ancestral home at 3 Gourmohan Mukherjee Street in Calcutta, [21] the capital of British India, on 12 January 1863 during the Makar Sankranti festival. [22]
After the death of his father (Vishwanath Datta) in 1884, Narendranath's aunt, who was living with them in that house, claimed full possession of the property. She filed a lawsuit against Narendranath's mother (Bhuvaneswari Devi) and her family. [3] Vivekananda won the case in the lower court, but the case was appealed to a higher court. [6]
Ram Chandra Datta was a relative of Swami Vivekananda and persuaded him to go to Dakshineswar and meet Ramakrishna. Ram Chandra was the nephew of Bhuvaneswari Devi, mother of Narendranath Datta. He was twelve years older than Narendranath, but, Bhuvaneswari used to consider him as her another son.
Sister Christine or Christina Greenstidel [1] (17 August 1866 – 27 March 1930) [2] was a school teacher, and close friend and disciple of Swami Vivekananda. [3] On 24 February 1894, Christine attended a lecture of Vivekananda in Detroit, United States which inspired her.
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The rest of his life was spent in spreading the ideals of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda and in pursuing spiritual austerities. In February 1916 he accompanied Swami Visuddhananda to Jayrambati to meet Sri Sarada Devi. [17] His health was shattered by severe austerities, despite the instructions of Swami Brahmananda to the contrary. [13]
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