Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries
Author | Sister Gargi |
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Country | India |
Language | English |
Series | Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries |
Subject | Biography |
Publisher | Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata |
Publication date | 1957 |
Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries is a series of biographical books on Swami Vivekananda written by Marie Louise Burke, who is popularly known as Sister Gargi. There are six volumes in the series.[1] This series of books was first published in two volumes in 1957. In 1983-87 these series was republished in six volumes.[2] The book is high acclaimed not just in India but also in the Vedanta circles around the world.[3]
Swami Vivekananda spent a number of years (from 1893) teaching and lecturing in the West (specially in America and England). Sister Gargi researched for many years and then published her findings in these works.[4] These books present unknown facts regarding Swami Vivekananda's life and works in America from 1893-1896 and, during his second visit, from 1899-1900.[5]
Volumes
The six volumes provide an exhaustive account of the time Swami Vivekananda spent in west, specially in America and Europe.[6]
Volume | Period |
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Volume I | Summer 1893 – Spring 1894 |
Volume II | Spring 1894 – Spring 1895 |
Volume III | Spring 1895 – February 1896 |
Volume IV | March 1896 – Fall, 1896 |
Volume V | June 1899 – April 1900 |
Volume VI | Spring 1900 – December 1900 |
See also
References
- ↑ Sil, Narasingha P. (1997). Swami Vivekananda : a reassessment. Selinsgrove: Susquehanna Univ. Press [u.a.] p. 185. ISBN 0945636970.
- ↑ Chattopadhyaya, Rajagopal (1999). Swami Vivekananda in India : a corrective biography (1st ed.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 326. ISBN 8120815866.
- ↑ "Sister Gargi dead". The Hindu. 2004-01-22. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ↑ "Books on Vivekananda". http://www.vivekananda.org/. Retrieved 15 April 2012. External link in
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(help) - ↑ Marie Louise Burke. Swami Vivekananda Prophet of the Modern Age. Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. pp. Preface. ISBN 81-87332-04-2.
- ↑ "Swami Vivekananda in the West". Vedanta Press. Retrieved 21 April 2012.