Born on January 12, 1863 in an affluent Bengali family, Swami Vivekananda was a key figure for propagating Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western parts of the world.

Few in the west have heard of Swami Vivekananda, who was born 150 years ago this week. Yet this Bengali intellectual, still revered in India, introduced many people to yoga and meditation. The ...

As Prime Minister Modi is ready to address the nation on 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s historic speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, the city pays a silent tribute ...

Swami Vivekananda's thoughts have left a deep and indelible impression on the life of India’s Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi had joined the Ramakrishna Mission (Rajkot) during ...

Swami Vivekananda in Jaipur, India (circa 1885 – 1895). (Photo courtesy Wikimedia/Creative Commons) Vengadam, who immigrated to the United States in the 1980s, says Vivekananda gave her the ...

It took just 10 minutes into the first sermon at the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center by then-leader Swami Adiswarananda, says Martinez, before he realized this was the path for him.

DUBAI - The Indian government's agenda is to work towards making the country a developed nation ' rather than being a developing one ' by the year 2020.

Swami Vivekananda's teachings on self-control, diligent effort, routine, self-respect, and determination provided invaluable guidance on discipline for children. He believed self-discipline was ...

Few in the west have heard of Swami Vivekananda, who was born 150 years ago this week. Yet this Bengali intellectual, still revered in India, introduced many people to yoga and meditation.