Swami Vivekananda is the presenter's role model. Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk who introduced Hinduism to America in an 1893 speech. He synthesized strands of Hindu thought like yoga and Vedanta with western ideas. Vivekananda applied religious nationalism to aspects of education, faith, character building, and India's social issues. He influenced both India and the west by introducing yoga. The presenter sees Vivekananda as the ideal role model because he inspires improvement through removing darkness from the mind and enlightening one's path in every aspect of life, not through degrees or discoveries but through thoughts of love, peace and compassion.