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Swami Vivekananda

Vivekananda became a key modern interpreter of Hindu thought, spirituality, and social service.

BORN 1863 CE · Calcutta, British IndiaDIED 1902 CE · Belur Math, British IndiaERA Modern

NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Presented Vedanta and yoga to global audiences and helped shape modern Hindu self-understanding.

THE RECORD

His 1893 Chicago address made him a public voice for Hindu traditions in the West.
He linked spiritual realization with social service and national renewal.
The Ramakrishna Mission institutionalized his vision of practical Vedanta.