In this issue

1. Taccham yoraavrnimahe
2. He for She
3. Swami Vivekananda’s French Interview: A New 4. Discovery
5. Reminiscences of Sargachhi
6. Grace Howe: Swami Vivekananda’s Confidant
7. ‘Pandit Ji Maharaj’ Par Excellence: Swami Vipulananda
8. Mon Ekbaar Hori Bolo...
9. The Flight of Cranes
10. Freedom vs Technology
11. Reply to Address of Welcome at Calcutta
12. Tale of Two Realities: An understanding of life through the Ramayana and Yogasutra — A Voyage of Self-Discovery

Swami Vivekananda’s French Interview: A New Discovery

We are happy to present what, to the best of our knowledge, is a hitherto unknown interview given by Swami Vivekananda in French language to a newspaper in France. Interestingly the interview was published on 11 September 1900, exactly seven years after Swamiji burst upon the world from the platform of the Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Swami Surarchitananda discovered this interview during an online archive search and Ms. Irina Croitor has translated it into English.

5 mins

Reminiscences of Sargachhi

All the doctors, teachers, engineers you see, are doing social service. Our education system teaches 'service to the society'- this is the objective side of man.

4 mins

'Pandit Ji Maharaj' Par Excellence: Swami Vipulananda

In 1933, the Annamalai University of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu was bustling with activity in connection with the imminent visit by the British Governor, George Fredrick Stanley of Madras Presidency. He was to chair the Convocation at the University.

8 mins

Mon Ekbaar Hori Bolo... Songs dear to Sri Ramakrishna

Sri Ramakrishna loved songs. There probably was no normal day when he did not sing some songs. His conversations with devotees were interspersed with songs that drove home the point of discussion and intensified the spiritual mood of the gathering. Sri Ramakrishner Priyo Sangeet is a collection of songs that were sung by Sri Ramakrishna or sung in his presence by others. In this section we serialise these songs giving the English and Devanagari transliteration of the Bengali song, along with its English translation.

1 min

THE FLIGHT OF CRANES

A fictional narrative based on incidents from the childhood of Sri Ramakrishna.

2 mins

Freedom vs Technology

Ethics, principles and values that guide ordinary people to do extraordinary work in eternal India

4 mins

Vivekananda Way

On his arrival in Calcutta, Swami Vivekananda was greeted with intense enthusiasm, and his progress through the decorated streets of the city was thronged with an immense crowd waiting to have a sight of him. He was given a grand Address of Welcome.

7 mins

Tale of Two Realities An understanding of life through the Ramayana and Yogasutra  A Voyage of Self-Discover

This is the story of Ratnakara who transformed into Valmiki. The narrative draws upon the popular version of Valmiki's story.

7 mins

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The Vedanta Kesari Magazine Description:

The Vedanta Kesari, meaning ” Lion of Vedanta”, is a spiritual and cultural monthly in English published from Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. This Magazine contains articles on Indian spiritual traditions and scriptures, mainly focusing on Vedanta as expounded by Swami Vivekananda, the illustrious disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. The focus of the magazine is to promote a spiritual and matured outlook towards life. It advocates renunciation of selfish desires along with the service to others in a spirit of worship.