9. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA -HISTORY
• Date of Birth: January12, 1863
• Place of Birth: Calcutta, Bengal Presidency (Now
Kolkata in West Bengal)
• Parents: Vishwanath Dutta (Father) and Bhuvaneshwari
Devi (Mother)
• Education: Calcutta Metropolitan School; Presidency
College, Calcutta Institutions: Ramakrishna Math;
Ramakrishna Mission; Vedanta Society of New York
• Religious Views: Hinduism Philosophy: Advaita Vedanta
Publications: Karma Yoga (1896); Raja Yoga (1896);
Lectures from Colombo to Almora (1897); My Master
(1901)
• Death: July 4, 1902
• Place of Death: Belur Math, Belur, BengalMemorial:
Belur Math, Belur, West Bengal
10. • There is lot to learn from
Vivekananda’s views on education.
He puts lot of emphasis on
• Physical education
• Moral and religious education
• Self education
• Medium of language in education
• Women education
• Education for weaker sections of