Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863 in Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre. An Indian Hindu monk and philosopher, Vivekananda was the chief disciple of the mystic Ramakrishna. He became widely known after his speech at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, in which he opened with the words sisters and brothers of America and presented Hinduism as a tolerant and universal faith. He spent several years lecturing in the United States and Europe, and founded the Ramakrishna Mission in India to carry out educational and charitable work. His teachings on yoga, Vedanta and service to humanity influenced the Indian national movement and the spread of Hindu ideas in the West.
Before and after
- 1863Origins of Baháʼí Faith
- from 1863 to 1865Colorado War
- 1 January 1863Emancipation Proclamation
- 1 January 1863Birth of Pierre de Coubertin
- 12 January 1863Birth of Swami Vivekananda
- 17 January 1863Birth of David Lloyd George
- from 22 January 1863 to 1 January 1864January Uprising
- 17 February 1863Founding of International Committee of the Red Cross
- 17 February 1863Founding of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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