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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]
Swami Chinmayananda's approach was characterized by an appeal to the English-educated Indian middle class and Indian diaspora; he gave lectures and published books in English. Swami Chinmayananda also helped found the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), an Indian right-wing Hindu organization that is considered a member of the Sangh Parivar.
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]
Datta was younger brother of Swami Vivekananda. Datta wrote a book Swami Vivekananda, Patriot-prophet in which he discussed Vivekananda's socialist view. [2] Datta was born on 4 September 1880 in the town of Calcutta, the capital of Bengal Presidency, the largest province of British India at that time. His parents were Vishwanath Datta and ...
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.
Former President Barack Obama's family was the subject of a recent article stating a man had filed a lawsuit claiming he was the biological father of Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia.
Swami Nikhilananda, her direct disciple writes, "Though she had no children of the flesh, she had many of the spirit." [38] She regarded all her disciples as her own children. [39] Sarada Devi received the highest reverence from the Ramakrishna Order and its devotees. Ramakrishna had bade her continue his mission after his death and wanted his ...