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Sister Nivedita
Sister Nivedita ( born Margaret Elizabeth Noble; 28 October 1867 – 13 October 1911) was an Irish teacher, author, social activist, school founder and disciple of Swami Vivekananda. She spent her childhood and early youth in Ireland. She was engaged to marry a Welsh youth, but he died soon after their engagement. Sister Nivedita met Swami Vivekananda in 1895 in London and travelled to Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), India, in 1898. Swami Vivekananda gave her the name ''Nivedita'' (meaning "Dedicated to God") when he initiated her into the vow of ''Brahmacharya'' on 25 March 1898. In November 1898, she opened a girls' school in the Bagbazar area of North Calcutta. She wanted to educate girls who were deprived of even basic education. During the plague epidemic in Calcutta in 1899, Nivedita nursed and took care of the poor patients. Nivedita had close associations with the newly established Ramakrishna Mission. Because of her active contribution in the field of Indian Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886——— —), also called Ramakrishna Paramahansa (; ; ), born Ramakrishna Chattopadhay,M's original Bengali diary page 661, Saturday, 13 February 1886''More About Ramakrishna'' by Swami Prabhananda, 1993, Advaita Ashrama, page 23 was an Indian Hindu mystic. He was a devotee of the goddess Kali, but adhered to various religious practices from the Hindu traditions of Vaishnavism, Tantric Shaktism, and Advaita Vedanta, as well as Christianity and Islam. His parable-based teachings advocated the essential unity of religions and proclaimed that world religions are "so many paths to reach one and the same goal". He is regarded by his followers as an avatar (divine incarnation). Ramakrishna was born in Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, India. He described going through religious experiences in childhood. At age twenty, he became a temple priest at the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple in Calcutta. While at the temple, his devotional te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Select Essays Of Sister Nivedita
''Select Essays of Sister Nivedita'' (1911) is an English-language book written by Sister Nivedita, a disciple of Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda () (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindus, Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. Vivekananda was a major figu .... The foreword of the book was written by A. J. F. Blair. Theme In this book Nivedita has written essays dealing with India, Indian culture, religion, society, history, politics, etc. She also presented her views on the condition of Indian women of that time, ''Swadesi'' movement etc. After discussing different problems that India and Hinduism faced at that time Nivedita gave her own ideas to revive and reform as well. The appendix section of book contains some tributes to Sister Nivedita. References External links Full book at Archive.org {{Sister Nivedita 1911 non-fiction books English-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Master As I Saw Him
''The Master as I Saw Him: Being pages of the life of the Swami Vivekananda'' is a 1910 book written by Sister Nivedita. The book covers Nivedita's experiences with Swami Vivekananda, whom she met in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ... during November 1895. The book was simultaneously published from England and India, and ''The Master as I Saw Him'' is now considered to be a classic text. In his book ''Indian Traffic'', Parama Roy noted that the book differed from other biographies of Vivekananda in that it " ouchedupon the agonistic, conflictual nature of the guru-disciple relationship" and showed "reticence about his corporeality". References External links Full book at Archive.org Indian biographies 1910 non-fiction books English-language non-fict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Indian Study Of Love And Death
''An Indian Study of Love and Death'' (1908) is a book written by Sister Nivedita. Background Nivedita travelled to India in 1898. Josephine MacLeod, a friend and devotee of Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda () (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindus, Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. Vivekananda was a major figu ... asked him how best she could help him and got the reply to "Love India". Nivedita wrote multiple books on Indian history, culture, tradition etc. This book ''An Indian Study of Love and Death'' was one of those books. The author has divided the book in several chapters. In the first few chapters she has meditated (section "Meditation") on "The soul", "The love", "Inner perfection, "Peace", "Inner perfection". Later the book deals with the communion of the soul with the beloved. And finally it discusses on some rites Hindus observe to honour a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cradle Tales Of Hinduism
''Cradle Tales of Hinduism'' (1907) is a collection of stories by Sister Nivedita. It is an introduction to Hindu mythology; the stories come from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana and other Hindu sources and are presented as they were told in Indian nurseries. Background Nivedita travelled to India in 1898. Josephine MacLeod, a friend and devotee of Swami Vivekananda asked him how best she could help him and got the reply to "Love India". Nivedita wanted to interpret Indian culture to the Western world and so wrote this book. Stories Stories include: * Story of Shiva * Story of (Brahma) * Story of Rama * Story of the great snake * Story of Prahlada * Story of Dhruva etc. * Story of Sati * Story of Nala and Damayanti * Throne of Vikramaditya Vikramaditya (Sanskrit: विक्रमादित्य IAST: ') was a legendary king as mentioned in ancient Indian literature, featuring in traditional stories including those in ''Baital Pachisi, Vetala Panchavimshati'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Web Of Indian Life
''The Web of Indian Life'' (1904) is a book written by Sister Nivedita. This book is a collection of essays and created a sensation when it was first published. The introduction of the book was written by Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai .... Theme In these essays of the book, Nivedita discussed on several topics of India, lives of Indians and Hindu people. She also discussed some of the aspects of Indian life such as the caste system, the role and position of women in society, the Indian (Vedic) concept of birth and death, Indian pilgrimages, the invasion of Islam in India, etc. References External links Full text at Sacred TextsFull book at archive.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Web of Indian Life Indian non-fiction books 1904 non-fiction books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kali The Mother (book)
''Kali the Mother'' (1900) is an English book written by Sister Nivedita. Kali is a popular Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ... goddess who is considered to free her worshippers from fear (anxiety) and all troubles. In this book Nivedita celebrated this Indian goddess Kali. Chapters * Title Page * Contents * Concerning Symbols * The Vision of Siva * Two Saints of Kali * The Voice of the Mother * A Visit to Dukineshwar * An Intercession * The Story of Kali for a Western Baby * Kali the Mother * Works by the Swâmi Vivekânanda References External links * Full text available at Sacred Text {{Authority control 1900 non-fiction books 19th-century Indian books English-language non-fiction books Books by Sister Nivedita 20th-century Indian books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subramania Bharati
Subramania Bharati (Born Chinnaswami Subramaniyan; 11 December 1882 – 11 September 1921) was an Indian writer, poet, journalist, teacher, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot. He was bestowed the title ''Bharati'' for his poetry and was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry. He is popularly known by his title ''Bharati'' or ''Bharathiyaar'' and also by the other title "Mahakavi Bharati" ("the great poet Bharati"). His works included patriotic songs composed during the Indian Independence movement. He fought for the emancipation of women, against child marriage, opposed the caste system, and advocated reforms of the society and religion. Born in Ettayapuram of Tirunelveli district (present-day Thoothukudi) in 1882, Bharati had his early education in Tirunelveli. He later lived in Varanasi for sometime where he was exposed to Hindu theology and new languages. He worked as a journalist with many newspapers, including '' Swadesamitran'', ''The Hindu'', ''Bala B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asit Kumar Haldar
Asit Kumar Haldar (10 September 1890 – 13 February 1964) was an Indian painter of Bengal school and an assistant of Rabindranath Tagore at Shantiniketan. He was one of the major artists of the Bengal renaissance. Early life Haldar was born in Jorasanko in 1890. His maternal grandmother was the sister of Rabindranath Tagore, making him Tagore's grandnephew.Civarāman, Maitili.Fragments of a Life: A Family Archive. Zubaan, 2006. Both his grandfather Rakhaldas Haldar and his father Sukumar Haldar were accomplished in the art of painting.Teacher of the Artist - Sanat Art Gallery He began his studies at the age of 14. His education was undertaken at Government School of Art, and began in 1904. Haldar learned sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandalal Bose
Nandalal Bose (3 December 1882 – 16 April 1966) was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art and a key figure of Santiniketan: The Making of a Contextual Modernism, Contextual Modernism. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for his "Indian style" of painting. He became the principal of Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan in 1921. He was influenced by the Tagore family and the Ajanta Caves, murals of Ajanta; his classic works include paintings of scenes from Indian mythologies, women, and village life. Today, many critics consider his paintings among India's most important modern paintings. In 1976, the Archaeological Survey of India, Department of Culture, Govt. of India declared his works among the "nine artists" whose work, "not being antiquities", were to be henceforth considered "to be art treasures, having regard to their artistic and aesthetic value". He was given the work of illustrating the Constitution of India. Early life Nandalal Bose was born on 3 December 1882 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
