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vivekananda

  • Vivekananda held Hinduism in high esteem but the RSS and Sangh Parivar’s claim to him is misguided

    Vivekananda held Hinduism in high esteem but the RSS and Sangh Parivar’s claim to him is misguided

    Govind Krishnan V
    · May 31, 2024 · 05:30 pm
  • Why is there so much injustice, indignity, poverty? Questions about India that puzzled Vivekananda

    Why is there so much injustice, indignity, poverty? Questions about India that puzzled Vivekananda

    Rajni Bakshi
    · Feb 12, 2024 · 08:30 am
  • ‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism

    ‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism

    Swami Vivekananda
    · May 20, 2022 · 08:30 am
  • On Swami Vivekananda’s 159th birth anniversary, Sankar’s book reminds us of his love for food

    On Swami Vivekananda’s 159th birth anniversary, Sankar’s book reminds us of his love for food

    Sankar
    · Jan 12, 2022 · 08:30 am
  • For Gandhi, Ram and Krishna were not figures from history – they were exemplars of human virtue

    For Gandhi, Ram and Krishna were not figures from history – they were exemplars of human virtue

    Amiya P Sen, Sahapedia.org
    · Oct 02, 2020 · 11:30 am
  • Why Vivekananda would have opposed any Ramakrishna Mission collaboration with the BJP

    Why Vivekananda would have opposed any Ramakrishna Mission collaboration with the BJP

    Mahitosh Mandal
    · Sep 21, 2020 · 09:00 am
  • Watch: Donald Trump’s attempt to say ‘Vivekananda’ during his India visit gets a remix

    Watch: Donald Trump’s attempt to say ‘Vivekananda’ during his India visit gets a remix

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 13, 2020 · 09:15 am
  • ‘Our watchword will be acceptance and inclusion’: Nine memos from Vivekananda to Hindutva warriors

    ‘Our watchword will be acceptance and inclusion’: Nine memos from Vivekananda to Hindutva warriors

    Swami Vivekananda
    · Jan 14, 2020 · 07:30 am
  • Narendra Modi must do more than  quote Vivekananda on One Asia. He must heed his words on refugees

    Narendra Modi must do more than quote Vivekananda on One Asia. He must heed his words on refugees

    Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
    · Sep 11, 2017 · 08:32 pm