Swami Vivekananda humanified and humanised

Swami Vivekananda wrote from New York to Shri Nanjunda Rao, on Apr. 14, 1896: "... Only the first year I used to charge for my lectures. The last two years, my work was entirely free of all charges. As such, I have almost no money to send you or the Calcutta people. ..." He wrote from England to Shri Nanjuna Rao on July 14, 1896. "... But you must not depend on any foreign help. Nations, like individuals, must help themselves. This is real patriotism. If a nation cannot do that, its time has not yet come. It must wait . ..." BLOGGER'S VIEW 1. These two letters deal with subscriptions for magazines (BrahmaVadin etc.) started by Shri Nanjunda Rao, Alasinga and Madras devotees. Unless we see the inbox letters of Swamiji, we cannot clearly estimate what advice/help Mr. Nanjunda Rao sought from Swamiji. Swamiji made it clear that they should not expect funds from him personally, or the foreign help. 2. A nation which waited for thousand years under the Muslim and ...