Margaret Elizabeth Noble was a teacher living in London when she first encountered Swami Vivekananda; whose words; "came as living water to men perishing of thirst." A little over two years later; Margaret arrived in Calcutta and was initiated into Brahmacharya by Swami Vivekananda and given the name: Nivedita; the dedicated. Working tirelessly for India; and especially it's women; Sister Nivedita nevertheless found time to make deep studies of Indian literature; philosophy; mythology; culture and history. The nearly 2500 pages of the The Complete Works of Sister Nivedita are the result of these studies. This is a really remarkable accomplishment produced over a period of only 14 years. Sister Nivedita died at the age of 43 on October 13; 1911.A selection of the contents includes:Volume 1: The Master as I Saw Him; Notes of Some Wanderings; Kedar Nath and Bhadri Narayan; Kali the Mother.Volume 2: The Web of Indian Life; An Indian Study of Love and Death; Studies from an Eastern Home; Lectures and ArticlesVolume 3: Indian Art; Cradle Tales of Hinduism; Religion and Dharma; Aggressive Hinduism.Volume 4: Footfalls of Indian History; Civic Ideal and Indian Nationality; Hints on National Education in India; Lambs Among WolvesVolume 5: On Education; On Hindu Life; Thought and Religion; On Political; Economic and Social Problems; Biographical Sketches and ReviewsFor other volumes please see:Volume 2: 81-7505-011-XVolume 3: 81-7505-012-8Volume 4: 81-7505-013-6Volume 5: 81-7505-014-4
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