Swami Vivekananda (Mystic Saints of India: 6)

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The first Indian Saint who took the world by the storm and the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda was a man of dynamic energy and inspiring personality. He preached the supremacy of Vedantism and is believed to be the first one to bridge India's past and present.

This small volume contains not only a brief account of his development from being a nervous aspirant to a seasoned saint but also the select compilation from his thoughts and views touching upon every fact of our national life.

B.K. Chaturvedi, born in a village, Holipura (Agra, UP), on August 3, a reputed family, had his education in Allahabad (M.Sc.) and Bangalore 1945 in a. (Computer programming). Having served for a couple of years in HMT, he is now a freelance author, journalist, poet and translator based in New Delhi for about a couple of decades.

He has many articles/poems and books published in both Hindi and English to his credit. Prominent among them are the metered-verse English translation of the famous epic of modern Hindi, KAMAYANI; original long poem DEHA-DANSHA; English verse translation of Sahir Ludhyanvi's famous Nazm PARCHAAINYAN; the latest being a journalistic appraisal, KARGIL BETRAYAL. He has also rendered 'SRIMADBHAGWAT GITA' into Hindi & English, published a couple of years ago. His translation, both in Hindi and English, of 'SRI RAM CHARITA MANAS' is likely to be published soon. A profic writer he often writes for TV and Radio.

This sixth flower of our bouquet is devoted to Swami Vivekananda, a unique spiritual leader of India, who introduced various unique Indian concepts to the west. His universal vision, rational approach and commitment to ameliorating the distressed humanity are still unparalleled in history of the fact that nearly a century has elapsed since he quit his mortal coil. Even then in his exhortations seem very relevant, particularly to the existing Indian conditions. That is why we have appended his chosen exhortations at the end to help our discerning reader feel the warmth that his words had inspired the world with. A brief life history of this great karma yogi give an idea as to how an ordinary Bengali boy, Naren, was transformed into 'Swami Vivekananda' once he met his mentor and Master, Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa.

The events recorded here are authentic and devoid of any attempt to deify either him or his guru. The whole attempt has been to show how an honest quest turns a confused youth into a universal saint.

Lastly, the author conveys his gratitude to Mittal Brothers of Books For All' for giving him an opportunity to convey his regard through this slender volume to this great saint of India.