Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries

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Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries
Swami Vivekananda in the West.jpg Volume 6, front cover
Author Sister Gargi
Country India
Language English
Series Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries
Subject Biography
Publisher Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata
Publication date
1957

Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries is a series of biographical books on Swami Vivekananda written by Marie Louise Burke, who is popularly known as Sister Gargi. There are six volumes in the series.[1] This series of books was first published in two volumes in 1957. In 1983-87 these series was republished in six volumes.[2] The book is high acclaimed not just in India but also in the Vedanta circles around the world.[3]

Swami Vivekananda spent a number of years (from 1893) teaching and lecturing in the West (specially in America and England). Sister Gargi researched for many years and then published her findings in these works.[4] These books present unknown facts regarding Swami Vivekananda's life and works in America from 1893-1896 and, during his second visit, from 1899-1900.[5]

Volumes

The six volumes provide an exhaustive account of the time Swami Vivekananda spent in west, specially in America and Europe.[6]

Volume Period
Volume I Summer 1893 – Spring 1894
Volume II Spring 1894 – Spring 1895
Volume III Spring 1895 – February 1896
Volume IV March 1896 – Fall, 1896
Volume V June 1899 – April 1900
Volume VI Spring 1900 – December 1900

See also

References

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