Swami Vivekananda humanified and humanised

Swami Vivekananda wrote to the Raja of Khetri from Almora, on June 9, 1898: " ... I want a couple of tiger skins, if I can, to be sent to the Math as presents to two European friends. These seem to be most gratifying presents to Westerners. ... " BLOGGER'S VIEWs Oh Raja! Slay the tigers! Gratify the Westerners!

When Capt. Scot reached South Pole, he already found a flag of Norway there, planted by Amund Sen, who reached there by a shorter route. After writing about 60 posts, while I was searching in depth the Complete Works, the Vivekananda literature and numerous other web-sites on Vivekananda, I felt tired of brickbats being received from some of my readers. Then, suddenly realisation dawned in me, that I may not the first person to have undertaken a lengthy analysis of Vivekananda's preachings and practices. I then started searching for previous works on the subject. Unfortunately, I did not make note of URLs of all of them. Now, I have taken up the task of collecting all such URLs and presenting them here. Most of the URL's I shall be giving are of the type: "Relook or corrective" and not the routine flatteries. However, to get an integrated picture, the readers have to study both the "praising" biographies by disciples and admirers as well as the Correct...

The word "leadership" has been extensively discussed in Management Science. Now, we shall see Swami Vivekananda's views. FACTS He wrote to Margot (Ms. Margaret Noble)( Sister Nivedita ) from Kashmir on Oct. 1, 1897. " ... Some people do the best work when led. Not every one is born to lead. The best leader, however, is one who "leads like the baby". The baby, though apparently depending on everyone, is the king of the household. At least, to my thinking, that is the secret ... " " ... The great difficulty is this: I see persons giving me almost the whole of their love. But I must not give anyone the whole of mine in return, for that day the work would be ruined. Yet there are some who will look for such a return, not having the breadth of the impersonal view. It is absolutely necessary to the work that I should have the enthusiastic love of as many as possible, while I myself remain entirely impersonal. Otherwise jealousy and quarrels would brea...