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About the Author:
Sister Nivedita, born Margaret Elizabeth Noble (1867 – 1911) was a Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and a disciple of Swami Vivekananda. She met him in 1895 in London and travelled to Calcutta, India in 1898. Swami Vivekananda gave her the name Nivedita (meaning "Dedicated to God") when he initiated her into the vow of Brahmacharya. In November 1898, she opened a girls' school in Calcutta. She was very intimate with Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Ramakrishna and one of the major influences behind Ramakrishna Mission and also with all brother disciples of Swami Vivekananda.
Synopsis:
Margaret E. Noble was an Irish woman who was converted to Hinduism by the noted Indian Guru Vivekananda during the Victorian era. Under the name Sister Nivedita she devoted her life to selflessly serving the poor of India, particularly women, in Calcutta, providing education and medical care. This is a short book of essays which she wrote dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Kali.
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- PublisherIndigo Books
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 8129201984
- ISBN 13 9788129201980
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages79
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