Vivekānanda misread: separating the man from the myth

Despite his influential role in popularizing Vedanta philosophy worldwide, Swami Vivekānanda's ideas on social reform and spiritual growth have been subject to widespread misinterpretation, often serving to reinforce the very social hierarchies he sought to dismantle. A closer examination of his lectures and writings reveals a more nuanced and radical thinker than the mythologized figure often presented in popular discourse. By re-examining Vivekānanda's oeuvre, we can uncover a vision for Indian modernity that is both more complex and more compelling than the received narrative suggests

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