Swami Viveka Nand

Swami Vivekanand was born in Calcultta on 12th January 1863 .His child hood name was Narendra Nath. His mother call him by "Vireshwar".His parents name were Bhuvaneshwari Devi and Vishwanath Datta.He was very sharp child and a natural leader.He would give anything he had if asked for.Narendra performed well in sports and studies.
Vivekanand started studying in college after he passed the matriculation exam. He read books on philosophy, religion, history, creation, science and western philosophy. He asked more and more questions about Religion and God. No body was able to satisfy him.In early 1882, he went his friends to Dakhsineshwar, to meet Sri Ramkrishna Paramahans. Paramahans was the priest at the Kali temple.By the time he completed his BA, he had also become the best disciple of Shri Pramhans.
In 1886, Sri Ramkrishna left this world. Narendra became a monk and was named "Vivekanand". He then started travelling to spread the knowledge and teachings of his Guru. He travelled to many parts of India likeVrindavan, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Jaipur, Ajmer, Hyderabad, Madras, Mysore and Kanyakumari.

In 1893, Swami Vivekanand earned International Recognition as he represented Hinduism at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. He founded Brooklyn Naitik Sabha and Vedanta Society in New York. He has also written speeches on different aspects of Yoga published in three different volumes titled Rajyoga, Karmayoga and Jnanayoga. Swami Vivekanand died on 4th July 1902 at Calcutta.