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#052, Get hold of all the big bugs

"I WANT A RESOLUTION THAT HINDU COMMUNITY SENT ME!" On 9th April 1894, Swamy Vivekananda writes from New York to Alasinga: "... Try to make this meeting as big as possible. Get hold of all the big bugs who must join it for their religion and country. Try to get a letter from the Mysore Maharaja and the Dewan approving the meeting and its purpose — so of Khetri — in fact, as big and noisy a crowd as you can. The resolution would be of such a nature that the Hindu community of Madras, who sent me over, expressing its entire satisfaction in my work here etc. ... " BLOGGER'S VIEWS *Wants big bugs! *Wants letter from Maharaja! *Wants noisy crowds! *On Sept. 1895 he wrote to Alasinga: "I belong as much to India s to the world"

#51,Do not go about begging from the Hindu beggars!

Swami Vivekananda wrote to Alasinga (chief disciple at Madras), from U.S.A. on May 6, 1895: "... Do not go about begging from the Hindu beggars. I will do it all myself with my own brain and strong right hand. I do not want the help of any man here or in India. . . . Do not press too much the Ramakrishna Avataara ... " *Were Hindus beggars? *Did he do everything with his own bain? *Did he do everything with his strong right hand? *Does n't want the help of any man here (US) or in India! *Wants the help of only American women? *He pretended to beg American women for his lofty goals. But he begged for his personal maintenance. *Ready even to ignore his Guru 'Ramakrishna" *Vivekananda's ire against Hindus was that donations were not pouring as expected by him, initially. Today, the same Hindu beggars donate millions to build memorials for him!