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" He is undoubtedly the greatest figure in the Parliament of Religions. After hearing him we feel how foolish it is to send missionaries to this learned nation. "
Swami Vivekananda in India: A Corrective Biography - Page 150
by Rajagopal Chattopadhyaya - 1999 - 443 pages
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A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule, Volume 1

Pramatha Nath Bose - British - 1894 - 296 pages
...and his conclusions with the greatest art, and the most convincing sincerity and rising often to rich inspiring eloquence^" The New York Herald says : —...it is to send Missionaries to this learned nation." f The following extracts from a leading article in the Indian Mirror newspaper, edited by a Neo-Hindu,...
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A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule, Volume 1

Pramatha Nath Bose - British - 1894 - 298 pages
...convincing sincerity and rising often to rich inspiring eloquence." The New York Herald says:—"Vivekananda is undoubtedly the greatest figure in the Parliament...it is to send Missionaries to this learned nation." t The following extracts from a leading article in the Indian Mirror newspaper, edited by a Neo-Hindu,...
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The Life of the Swami Vivekananda, by His Eastern and Western ..., Volume 2

1913 - 478 pages
...proclaimed him as a prophet and a seer. Indeed, The New York Herald spoke of him in these words : — "He is undoubtedly the greatest figure in the Parliament...it is to send missionaries to this learned nation." The Boston Evening Transcript had written of him : — "He is a great favourite at the Parliament,...
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Modern Religious Movements in India

John Nicol Farquhar - India - 1915 - 530 pages
...hardly less interesting than those earnest words, and the rich, rhythmical utterance he gave them. 1 Vivekananda is undoubtedly the greatest figure in...it is to send missionaries to this learned nation. 1 He stayed some time in America, lecturing and founding Vedanta societies in several places. Two American...
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Modern Religious Movements in India

John Nicol Farquhar - India - 1915 - 524 pages
...than those earnest words, and the rich, rhythmical utterance he gave them.1 1 The New York Critique. Vivekananda is undoubtedly the greatest figure in...foolish it is to send missionaries to this learned nation.1 He stayed some time in America, lecturing and founding Vedanta societies in several places....
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The Goal of India

William Edward Sladen Holland - Hinduism - 1918 - 280 pages
...mainly by his unheard of and entirely original presentation of Hinduism. Said the New York Herald : " Vivekananda is undoubtedly the greatest figure in...it is to send missionaries to this learned nation." His doctrine is little more than philosophic monism, labelled Hinduism, with an allegorical justification...
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The Great Encounter: A Study of Indo-American Literature and Cultural Relations

Raj Kumar Gupta - India - 1986 - 296 pages
...hours to hear a fifteen minutes talk from this remarkable man."8 The New York Herald reported: "He is undoubtedly the greatest figure in the Parliament...foolish it is to send missionaries to this learned nation."9 After this remarkable success at the Chicago Parliament, Swami Vivekananda became involved...
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Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922: Occidental Orientations

Partha Mitter - Art - 1994 - 538 pages
...Madras. For the first time an Indian was defending Hinduism to the world: Vivekananda is undoubtably the greatest figure in the Parliament of Religions....foolish it is to send missionaries to this learned nation.39 So wrote The New York Herald. The Swami's triumphal progress continued all the way back to...
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Female Ascetics: Hierarchy and Purity in an Indian Religious Movement

Wendy Sinclair-Brull - Religion - 1997 - 292 pages
...Vivekananda's success, especially after the following observation was published in the ./View York Herald: 'After hearing him we feel how foolish it is to send missionaries to this learned nation' (quoted in LSV Vol. 1:428). The Slayton Lecture Bureau booked Vivekananda to undertake a tour of their...
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Indian Traffic: Identities in Question in Colonial and Postcolonial India

Parama Roy - History - 2023 - 252 pages
...religious tolerance helped to make him an instant and phenomenal success. The,Vew Yoek Herold raved: "Vivekananda is undoubtedly the greatest figure in...it is to send Missionaries to this learned nation." ty He spent the next few vears touring and lecturing in the United States and England. gathering around...
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