Rousing Call to Hindu Nation
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Rousing Call to Hindu Nation or Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation (1963)
Background
Swami Vivekananda was born in
Content
While Vivekananda, during his lifetime, had talked on a wide spectrum of themes such as philosophy, religion, sociology, music and architecture, Eknath Ranade in his compilation limited the coverage to Vivekananda's writings related to India's ancient heritage, the reasons that led to its decline to the present state and the ways and means to reattain the past glory. Highlighted in the book are Vivekananda's call to rouse the conscience of the Hindus to establish the glory of Hindustan: "Arise! Awake! And stop not till the goal is reached".[7]
Ranade divided the book in four parts — a) The message b) selections from Addresses, discourses and writings, c) some observations and admonitions and d) Man-making or the moulding of workers. Each part is divided into multiple chapters, each of which contains selections of Swami Vivekananda's writing and speeches related to India and Hinduism.[8]
Publication
Ranade's book was published in 1963, which was the birth centenary year of Vivekananda. The book was published by Swastik Prakashan, Calcutta.[1][9] Ranade called the book a "personal homage to the great patriot-saint" Swami Vivekananda.[2]
Reception
The book received mainly positive reception. According to Antony Copley, the writer of "Hinduism in public and private: reform, Hindutva, gender, and sampraday", the book "exemplified" Vivekananda's theory of the difference between Hindutva and Hinduism.[10] Swami Vivekananda's originally published book in Bengali was translated into English in 1993 and was named My India, Eternal India. This book followed the same format as Ranade's book and contained compilation of Vivekananda's sayings on different topics.[11]
References
Citations
- ^ a b Chitkara 2004, p. 418.
- ^ a b c Vivekananda 2009, p. 169.
- ^ Sil 1997, p. 12.
- ^ Banhatti 1995, p. vii.
- ^ "Eknath Ranade biography". Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "The story of Vivekananda Rock Memorial". Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation". Archive Organization. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ Vivekananda 2009, Chapters.
- ^ Mohapatra 1996, p. 137.
- ^ Copley 2003, p. 54.
- ^ Vivekananda & Lokeswarananda 1996, Publisher's Note.
Sources
- Banhatti, Gopal Shrinivas (1995). Life And Philosophy Of Swami Vivekananda. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-7156-291-6.
- Chitkara, M. G. (1 January 2004). Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: National Upsurge. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7648-465-7.
- Copley, Antony R. H. (25 September 2003). Hinduism in public and private: reform, Hindutva, gender, and sampraday. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-566393-8.
- Mohapatra, Kalpana (1 January 1996). Political Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda. Northern Book Centre. ISBN 978-81-7211-079-6.
- Sil, Narasingha Prosad (1997). Swami Vivekananda: A Reassessment. Susquehanna University Press. ISBN 978-0-945636-97-7.
- Vivekananda, Swami; Lokeswarananda, Swami (1996). My India : the India eternal (1st ed.). Calcutta: Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. ISBN 81-85843-51-1.
- Vivekananda, Swami (2009). Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation. Vivekananda Kendra. ISBN 978-81-89248-10-9.