Penguin Swami Vivekananda Reader by Makarand Paranjape

“Penguin Swami Vivekananda Reader” is a book edited by Makarand Paranjape, which was published by Penguin Books India on January 1, 2015. The book is a collection of Swami Vivekananda’s writings and speeches, covering topics such as philosophy, religion, education, and social issues.

Swami Vivekananda was a Hindu monk and a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. He was born in Kolkata, India in 1863 and passed away in 1902. He founded the Ramakrishna Mission, which is a spiritual and philanthropic organization that carries out humanitarian work in India and around the world.

Makarand Paranjape is a professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. He is a poet, critic, and author of several books, including “The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi” and “The New Cambridge History of India: Literature and Culture in Modern Bengal”. In “Penguin Swami Vivekananda Reader”, Paranjape provides an introduction and selected writings of Swami Vivekananda, which are accompanied by explanatory notes and an index.