Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) was an Indian Hindu monk and a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the western world. He was one of the most influential philosophers and social reformers in his contemporary India and the most successful and influential missionaries of Vedanta to the Western world. Indian Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore's suggested to study the works of Vivekananda to understand India. He also told, in Vivekananda there was nothing negative, but everything positive.

In last one century, hundreds of scholarly books have been written on Vivekananda, his works and his philosophy in different languages. Sister Nivedita, who was a disciple and a friend of Vivekananda, wrote two books The Master as I Saw Him and Notes of some wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda. The first one was published in 1910 and the second one was published in 1913. Sister Gargi's lifelong research work, a series of six volumes of books, Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries was first published in two volumes in 1957. In 1983–87, these series was republished in six volumes. Bengali scholar and critic Sankari Prasad Basu, who was a director of Swami Vivekananda Archives, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture wrote several books on Vivekananda such as Vivekananda o Samakalin Bharatbarsha ( 7 volumes), Sahasya Vivekananda , Bandhu Vivekananda , etc.

Monks of Ramakrishna Math and Mission too have written several notable books on the life and works of Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda and Modern India written by Swami Jagadiswarananda was first published in 1941. In this book, the author covered the biography of Vivekananda in brief. Swami Nikhilananda wrote Vivekananda: A Biography which was first published in 1943 from Advaita Ashrama. Yuganayak Vivekananda , written by Swami Gambhirananda was first published in 1966–1967.

Books Published in his lifetime Karma Yoga (1896) Raja Yoga (1896) Vedanta Philosophy: An address before the Graduate Philosophical Society (first published 1896) Lectures from Colombo to Almora (1897) Vedanta philosophy: lectures on Jnana Yoga (1902)

Published posthumously Here is a list of selected books of Swami Vivekananda published after his death (1902) Addresses on Bhakti Yoga Bhakti Yoga Complete works. Vol 5 The East and the West Inspired Talks (1909) Narada Bhakti Sutras – translation Lectures from Colombo to Almora (1904) Para Bhakti or Supreme Devotion Practical Vedanta Jnana Yoga Raja Yoga (1920) Speeches and writings of Swami Vivekananda; a comprehensive collection Vivekavani (1986) – Telugu Yoga (1987) – Telugu A Bouquet of Swami Vivekananda's Writings (2013), handwritten works of Swami Vivekananda

Books on Swami Vivekananda

A–R Book Author/Editor Publisher ISBN An Analytical Study of the Social Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda: A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Stephen Abraham University of Otago A Biography of Swami Vivekananda Gautam Ghosh Rupa & Co. A comprehensive biography of Swami Vivekananda Sailendra Nath Dhar Vivekananda Prakashan Kendra A Short Life of Swami Vivekananda Pavitrananda (Swami.) Advaita Ashrama A study on Swami Vivekananda's doctrine of "Real Man" with special reference to the Christian view of man according to St. Thomas Aquinas Mariadasan Chellamony Pontificia Universitas Sanctae Crucis Biography of Swami Vivekananda Dharam C. Vyas Cyber Tech Chronology of Swami Vivekananda in the West Terrance D. Hohner, Carolyn B. Kenny Prana Press Contemporary Indian idealism (with special reference to Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan). Ripusudan Prasad Srivastava Motilal Banarsidass Cultural contact and fusion: Swami Vivekananda in the West, 1893–96 Satish K. Kapoor ABS Publications Did Swami Vivekananda Give Up Hinduism? G. C. Asnani Sister Nivedita Academy Educational Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda S.V. Bharathi Discovery Publishing House Educational philosophy of Swami Vivekananda T. S. Avinashilingam Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Educational philosophies of Swami Vivekananda and John Dewey D. Vijaya Bharathy Ethical ideas in the world outlook of Swami Vivekananda, Lokamanya B.G. Tilak, and Aurobindo Ghose Irina Pavlovna Chelysheva Vostok Great Political Thinker: Swami Vivekananda S.K. Chaudhary Sonali Publications Harmony of religions: the relevance of Swami Vivekananda Kalarikkal Poulose Aleaz Punthi-Pustak Idealistic Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda G. Ranjit Sharma Atlantic Publishers & Distri Learn Rajayoga from Vivekananda: A Grand Exposition of India's Unique Philosophy and Practice of Yoga, which Swami Vivekananda Made for His American Disciples Mahendra Kulasrestha Lotus Press Life and Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda G. S Banhatti Atlantic Publishers & Dist Life of Swami Vivekananda Vivekananda's Disciples Vedanta Press Life of Swami Vivekananda: (12 January 1863 to 4 July 1902); Drama in Engl. Staged on 31 March 1982 at Sri Thyagaraja Hall, Calcutta by Bala Vihar Children, Calcutta Thevarkal Venketes Waraiyer Narayanaswamy Central Chinmaya Mission Trust Make me a man, message of Swami Vivekananda T. S. Avinashilingam Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Man Without Frontiers: The Ultimate Concern of Swami Vivekananda Maria Arokiam Kanaga Salesian Pontifical University, Faculty of Philosophy Monastic disciples of Swami Vivekananda: inspiring life-stories of some principal disciples Abjajānanda (Swami.) Advaita Ashrama Negotiating Worlds, Re-envisioning Modernity: Swami Vivekananda and Colonial Discourse Kristen Anne Hardy University of Manitoba (Canada) Neo-Hinduism: an exposition of Swami Vivekananda's conception of Vedantism (Yoga philosophy) D. V. Athalye D.B. Taraporevala sons and co. Notes of some wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda Sister Nivedita Udbodhan, Calcutta N.A. Perspectives on Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Vedanta tradition M. Sivaramakrishna, Sumita Roy Sterling Publishers Photographs of Swami Vivekananda, 1886–1901 Vedanta Society of Northern California Sri Ramakrishna Math Political Concept of Swami Vivekananda Sajal Basu Sujan Publications Political Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda Kalpana Mohapatra Northern Book Centre Prophet disarmed: Vivekananda and Nivedita Narasingha Prosad Sil Monash Asia Institute, Centre of South Asian Studies, Monash University Quintessence of Yoga Philosophy: An Exploration of Swami Vivekananda's Conception of Practical Vedantism (Neo-Hinduism) D. V. Athalye Taraporevala Rediscovering Swami Vivekananda Amiya Kumara Majumadara BPR Publishers Reflections on Swami Vivekananda: Hundred Years After Chicago M. Sivaramkrishna South Asia Books Religious and moral philosophy of Swami Vivekananda Shail Kumari Singh Janaki Prakashan Religious Revivalism As Nationalist Discourse: Swami Vivekananda and New Hinduism in Nineteenth-Century Bengal Shamita Basu Oxford University Press Reminiscences of Swami Vivekananda: by his Eastern and Western admirers Eastern and Western admirers Advaita Ashrama Revolutionary Ideas of Swami Vivekananda Rabindra Kumar Das Gupta Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture

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