Holy Trio
Sri Ramakrishna - A short life (1836-1886)
Sri Ramakrishna was born in a village called Kamarpukur in the district of Hugli (Bengal) on Wednesday, the 18th of February 1836. He came of a highly respected, though poor, Brahmin family.
Sri Ramakrishna's father, Khudiram Chatterjee, was a great devotee. His mother Chandramani Devi was the personification of kindness. In her there was no guile.
Sri Ramakrishna was called Gadadhar in his childhood. He received some lessons in reading, writing and arithmetic at the village primary school. More...
In Focus : Holy Mother Sarada Devi
She was born to Shyamasundari Devi and Ramachandra Mukhopadhyay of Jayrambati. They named her Sarada. She trod this earth for sixty-seven years. She was childless. But before she left this world, hundreds called her 'Mother'. Now, millions all over the world worship her as 'the Holy Mother'.
What was she? Who is she?
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Swami Vivekananda - A short life(1863-1902)
Swami Vivekananda had been born in Calcutta on 12th January 1863. The name of his family was Datta, and his parents gave him the name Narendranath; Naren for short.
When Naren was in his middle teens, he started going to college in Calcutta. He was a good-looking, athletic youth and extremely intelligent. He was also a fine singer and could play several musical instruments. Already, he showed a great power for leadership among the boys of his own age. His teachers felt sure that he was destined to make a mark on life. More...