He was born into an aristocratic Bengali family on 12 January 1863, in Kolkata (earlier Calcutta) and was originally named Narendra Dutt. Swami Vivekananda, a social reformer and spiritual guide ...

Born on 12 January 1863 and shedding his mortal coil on 4 July 1902, Swami Vivekananda treaded this holy land in flesh and blood only for 39 years. However, his life and message continue to ...

(RNS) — The first that the vast majority of turn-of-the-20th-century Americans heard of Swami Vivekananda was the speech the 30-year-old Hindu delegate gave at the Parliament of the World’s ...