SWAMI VIVEKANANDA(1863-1902)

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA was born Narendrnanth Dutta.son of a well-known lawyer of Calcutta,Vishvanath Dutta,and a very intelligent and pious lady,Bhuvaneshwari Devi,in the year 1863

Naren learnt the Epics and puranas from  his mother ,who was a good storyteller .He also inherited her memory among other qualities.He ,in fact,owed much to her as he used to say later .Naren was all round .He could sing ,wasgood at sports,had a ready wit his range of knowledge was extensive,had a rational frame of mind and he loved to help people.He was a natural leader He was much sought after by people because of his various accomplishment.

Naren passed Entrance Examination from the Metropolitan Institution and F.A.and BA Examination from general Assembly's Institution (now Scottish Church college)Philosophy was the first priority with him and Hastic Principal of the College was highly impressed by Naren's Philosophical insight.It was from Hastie that he first heard of Sri Ramakrishna.A student of philosophy the question of God very Much haunted  his mind.was there aGod if there was  a God what was he like  what were man's relation  with Him Did He create this world which was so full of anomalies .He discussed these question with many but no one could give him satisfactory answer.He looked to person who could say that they had seen God but found  none.

He happened to meet Ramakrishna at house of a neighbour  but there is nothing on record about the impression that he created on Naren's mind He  however invited Naren to visit him at Dakshineshwer some day As the days   passed.Naren began to grow restless about the various riddles that religion  presented to him .He particularly wanted to meet a person who could talk about God with the went to Ramakrishna one dayand saked him straightaway if he had seen God.He said he had if and if Naren so wished ,he could even show God to him.This naturally took Naren by surprise.But he did not know what to make of it for though his simplicity and love of God impressed naren his idiosyncrasies made him suspect if Ramakrishna was not a' monomaniac'He began to watch him from close quarters and after a long time he was left in no about that Ramakrishna was an extraordinary man
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