Idealistic Thoughts of Swami Vivekananda

<p>Swami Vivekananda known in his pre-monastic life as </p><p>Narendranath Datta was born in an affluent family in Kolkata on 12 </p><p>January 1863. His father Vishwanath Datta was a successful attorney </p><p>with interests in a wide range of subjects and his mother </p><p>Bhuvaneshwari Devi was endowed with deep devotion strong </p><p>character and other qualities. A precocious boy Narendra excelled in </p><p>music gymnastics and studies. By the time he graduated from Calcutta </p><p>University he had acquired a vast knowledge of different subjects </p><p>especially Western philosophy and history. Born with a yogic </p><p>temperament he used to practise meditation even from his boyhood </p><p>and was associated with Brahmo Movement for some time.1</p>