24 June 2014

Swami Vivekananda,Prophet of Modern India

Arise, awake and stop not,

till thy goal is reached.

----Swami Vivekananda

Timeline of Swami Vivekananda

1863: Born in Kolkata
1879: Enters Presidency College
1880: Transfers to General Assembly Institution
1881: November, First meeting with Sri Ramakrishna
1882: Association with Sri Ramakrishna
1884: Passes B.A Examination in 1884
1886: August 16, 1886 Sri Ramakrishna Passes away;
: Establishes Baranagar Math
1887: Formal vows of Sanyasa at Baranagar Monastery
1893: Feb 13, First public lecture in Secunderabad
: May 31, Sails for America from Mumbai
: July 25, Lands at Vancouver, Canada
: July 30, Arrives in Chicago
: August, Meets Professor John Ft.Wright of Harvard University
: Sep 11, First address at Parliament of Religions in Chicago
: Sep 27, Final address at Parliament of Religions
1894: April 14, Begins lecture and classes on the East coast
: May 16, Speaks at Harvard University
: July – August, Speaks at Green Acre religious conference
: Nov, Founds Vedanta Society of New york
1896: May 28, Meets Max Mueller in Oxford
: Dec 30, Leaves for India from Naples
1897: Jan 15, Arrives Colombo
: Feb 19, Arrives Kolkata
: May 1, Establishes Ramakrishna Mission Association in Kolkata
1898: Aug 2, at Amarnath
: May, Begins North India Pilgrimage with western devotees
: Dec 9, Consecrates Belur Math
1899: March 19,Establishes Advaita Ashrama at Mayavati
: June 20, Leaves for second visit to the west
1900: Feb 22, Arrives in San Francisco via London, New york and Los Angeles
: Apr 14, Founds Vedanta Society in San Francisco
: June, Final Classes in New york city
: Leaves for Europe
: Aug 3, Arrives in Paris for International Exposition
: Sep 7, Begins tour of Vienna, Constantinople, Greece and Cairo
: Oct 24, Speaks a Congress of History of Religions at Exposition
: Nov 26,Leaves for India
: Dec 9, Arrives at Belur Math
1901: March – May, Pilgrimage in east Bengal and Assam
1902: Jan – Feb, Visits Bodh Gaya and Varanasi
: March, Returns to Belur Math
: July 4, Mahasamadhi

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