Swami Vivekananda and Rishi Bankimchandra as patriots and nationalists: a critical comparison.(Biography)

From: East-West Connections | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Sil, Narasingha P. | Copyright information

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Swami Vivekananda (Narendranath Datta, 1863-1902) and Rishi Bankimchandra Chattopadhyaya (1838-94) have been the two great cultural icons of modern India. In fact the Swami was called a "patriot prophet" by his biographer brother Bhupendranath Datta, who claimed: "truth-seeking men and young workers striving for national reconstruction will peruse [his] book on Swamiji's thoughts and utterances ... for the true ideal for their guidance" (Patriot 1993, 13). Similarly, ...

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