Swami Vivekananda (January 12‚ 1863 - July 4‚ 1902) was a Vedantic monk who at one time saw women as an obstacle. However on realising the highest truth he saw no distinction between sex and saw in women the presence of the Divine Mother. Swami Vivekananda worked effortlessly to try and uplift the plight of women‚ in particular Indian Women. These are few of the collection of his thoughts on women. ~ Soul has no sex‚ it is neither male nor female. It is only in the body that sex exists‚ and
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could also go there and serve the country. She believed that and kept that message in her heart for years and waited for the right time to serve India and its people. In 1895‚ she came to know the miserable status of India thro Swami Vivekananda in a religious meeting. Swami Vivekananda had a strong
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"O ye woman Arise‚awake and stop not till the goal is reached" -swami Vivekananda These words of swami Vivekananda are really an enthusiastic one but;the question ‚which comes to mind‚ is whether the patriarchal socity digests such enthusiasm of women.The answer is probably towards the negative side‚ the woman has been taken for granted. Crime against woman is of course an obstruction to their empowerment.There should be no doubt in it.For millions of women‚their home itself
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Ramabai Ranade The late Smt. Ramabai Ranade - whose birth centenary was celebrated in India on January 25‚ 1962 - was born in January 1862 in a small village in Sangli District near Pune. Her father had not imparted education to her. Educating Girls was a taboo in those days. As a little girl of 11 years she was married to Shri Mahadev Govind Ranade‚ a pioneer in the social reform movement. He devoted all his apparel time to educate her in face of all opposition of the women in the house and helped
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LOGIC OF SPIRITUALITY This wonderful and glorious world of plurality had been at all times a mystery‚ a temptation a‚ a conundrum. From the caveman to the modern scientist sitting amongst electronic equipment in the modern laboratories – ‗Where did it all come from?‘‚ ‗What is the source of this universe?‘‚ ‗What is happening all around?‘ – this kind of a question has been from time immemorial. Friends‚ from Adam and Eve onwards till today‚ we are still investigating. Sometimes our enquiry went
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is Swami Vivekananda’s cure for all human ailments? Discuss in detail. 10 marks Ans- In a life-span of only 39 years‚ Swami Vivekananda‚ who spread the message of India’s spiritual heritage across the world‚ battled several health problems all along and no less than 31 diseases and ailments. ’The Monk as Man’ by renowned Bengali writer Shankar lists insomnia‚ liver and kidney diseases‚ malaria‚ migraine‚ diabetes and heart ailments as some of the 31 health problems that the Swami faced
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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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Z QUIZ TOPIC: General knowledge 1. Which part of the Constitution of India starts with –“WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA”? (a) Directive principals (b) Fundamental Duties (c) Preamble (d) Fundamental rights 2. Which pieces are maximum in number at the start of a chess game? (a) Rook (b) Knight (c) Pawn (d) Bishop 3. What kind of animal is Shera‚ the mascot of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth
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I would like to break down this statement in order to analyse it :- 1. Firstly‚ the word : ‘Education’ Swami Vivekananda opined that education is not merely data and information that is crammed into one’s brain and just idles there for the rest of his life. Education‚ he says‚ is a long process where an individual’s character is formed‚ strength of mind increased and intellect is sharpened‚ finally resulting the individual to stand on his own two feet. He was a man of religion‚ and strongly believed
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ENJOYMENT BUT EDUCATION THROUGH EXPERIENCE. “First believe in the world that there is meaning in everything.””Knowledge can only be got in one way the way of experience‚ there is no other way to know”. These words were uttered by the great Indian saint swami Vivekananda. Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet‚ only through the experience of trial and suffering can the soul strengthened‚ ambition inspired and success achieved. In today’s world we would like to believe that by turning on the discovery
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