Voice of Vivekananda
(Reminiscences: a Meeting With ‘M.’) In 1913 I matriculated and won a scholarship, getting high marks in Sanskrit and mathematics. But to come to the first impact of Grace which booned me with …
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(Reminiscences: Meeting Swami Brahmananda) Now it so happened that at this time Swami Brahmananda, formerly Rakhal Maharaj, was in Calcutta. My grandfather who, as a physician, had treated Sri …
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Gita Press, founded in 1923 in Gorakhpur, India, is one of the most prominent publishers of Hindu religious texts, particularly the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramcharitmanas, and the Puranas. Its mission has …
Gajendra Moksha is a significant episode from Hindu mythology found in the Bhagavata Purana. It tells the story of Gajendra, the king of elephants, and his liberation (moksha) from the clutches of a …
Sarala (Ghoshal Devi Chowdhurani, 1872-1945) Niece of Rabindranath Tagore, daughter of Swarna Kumari Devi and Janakinath Ghoshal. Ranked first among the women graduates from Bethune College, …
Rameshwar Chattopadhyay (1826-73) - The Master’s second elder brother, so named for his birth after his father Kshudiram’s return from pilgrimage to Rameswaram. At the age of 22 married Shakambhari, …
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