Swami Vivekananda: A Historical Review

Among the many biographies of Swami Vivekananda, the present book has a place of special importance, as it is a historical review of the great life and contribution of Swamiji by one whose scrutiny of facts, analysis of events and unbiased search for truth won him a place of honour among the eminent historians of the twentieth century. The author has deliberately avoided discussions on mystic experiences and philosophical ideas of the Swami and has portrayed him purely on historical lines.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. R.C. Majumdar (1888 – 1980) was an eminent historian and professor of Indian History. He was Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University from 1937 – 1942. From 1950, he was Principal of the College of Indology, Benares Hindu University. He was elected the General President of the Indian History Congress and also became the Vice President of the International Commission set up by the UNESCO for the history of mankind. In 1955 Dr. Majumdar became the founder-principal of the College of Indology of Nagpur University. In 1958-59 he taught Indian history in the Universities of Chicago and Pennsylvania. He was also the president of the Asiatic Society (1966–68) and the Vangiya Sahitya Parisad (1968–69). He has numerous works on Indian History to his credit.