I N T R O D U C T I O N —— A novelist of all humanity R. K. Narayan’s novels are like a box of Indian sweets: a highly-coloured container conceals a range of delectable treats‚ all different in a subtle way‚ but each one clearly from the same place. There are fourteen novels in the oeuvre – enough to create a world. Enthusiasts of his work will read them all and return to them time and again. The busy‚ or the less committed‚ may open the box and take out one at random – it does not really matter
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man. Even some time I feel “language cannot endure the weight of words and feelings behind it to describe the legacy of this man. This man was greatest and the holiest saints that our motherland has ever begot. He is none other than the majestic Swami Vivekananda - a name that unfolds invincible positive thoughts‚ abundant energy and power of concentration - a name thatepitomises the youth of Bharat. This is not the picture of my mind‚ but a millions of Indian and World’s youth have same feelings
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Swami Vivekananda: An orator par excellence JAYESH SURISETTI The time was 6 hours‚ 33 minutes and 33 seconds‚ a few minutes before sunrise. It was the 12th of January‚ 1863‚ Monday. The whole city of Kolkata was gearing up to celebrate the last day of Poush or Makar Sankranti. The chilly breeze of Kolkata’s winters brought good news to the ears of Vishwanath Datta and his wife‚ Bhuvaneswari Devi. Both of them were celebrating the happiest moment of their life as they got the son they had been
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Swami Vivekananda as a contributor in Social Work in India Brajesh Kumar M.A. Social Work in Child Rights 1 Introduction Swami Vivekananda‚ known in his pre-monastic life as Narendranath Datta‚ was born in an affluent family in Kolkata. His father Vishwanath Datta‚ was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects‚ and his mother‚ Bhuvaneshwari Devi‚ was endowed with deep devotion‚ strong character and other qualities. A precocious boy‚ Narendra excelled in music‚ gymnastics
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Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902) or Narendranath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk‚ a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introducing the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and also in raising interfaith awareness‚ bringing Hinduism to the status of major world religion during the late 19th century. He worked for the revival of Hinduism in India‚ and also contributed to the concept of nationalism in India
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does not find an appropriate place in the curriculum. Therefore students have no opportunity to know about their faith‚ culture and values. The knowledge they gain is mainly bookish and is not backed by practical experience. About a century ago‚ Swami Vivekananda had envisioned a vision on education and had categorically pointed out that true education is not the amount of information that is put into one ’s brain. The human mind is not a bottomless dry well‚ which has to be filled in with buckets
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What do I care if Mohammed was a good man‚ or Buddha! Does that alter my own goodness or evil? Let us be good for our own sake on our own responsibility! Not because some body way back there was good! (Reminisces of Swami Vivekananda p. 273) We are responsible for what we are‚ and whatever we wish ourselves to be‚ we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions‚ it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be
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about Babas and Swamis who can get you rid of any kinds of problems in your life. Here some babas are not just only messenger of god but also some are incarnation of vishnu ‚ sirdi sai baba ‚ krishna and rama. Its amazing that some babas challenge God also. The problem is not worshiping God or taking lead in saying that my relation with God is very strong but
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“Hinduism and Modernity” The writings on Hinduism and modernity by David Smith are an interesting read due to the juxtaposition of two opposite (per the author) concepts filled with examples that are traditional and modern with a spirit of understanding that is the hallmark of modern times. The opening examples of the Ganesha idols drinking milk being ridiculed by a modern day press in India serves well to remind us that our thinking or “theorisation” has become rigidly scientific and we have developed
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ds CHAPTER I Monday Morning It was Monday morning. Swaminathan was reluctant to open his eyes. He considered Monday specially unpleasant in the calendar. After the delicious freedom of Saturday and Sunday‚ it was difficult to get into the Monday mood of work and discipline. He shuddered at the very thought of school: that dismal yellow building; the fire-eyed Vedanayagam‚ his classteacher; and the Head Master with his thin long cane. ... By eight he was at his desk in his ’room’‚ which was
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