In the Exhibition, some important facets of Vivekananda’s life are being shown through photos, paintings, sketches, and these have been divided into thirteen sections. Each section and each photo contain a suitable narration at the bottom to provide an insight into Vivekananda’s personality.

Swami Vivekananda used to call himself the "Calcutta boy". He spent his good days of childhood, school, and college life in his ancestral home at No. 3 Gourmohan Mukherji Street, Calcutta. Vivekananda’s mother was a deeply religious woman and his younger brothers were gems in their respective fields.

Vivekananda’s meeting with Sri Ramakrishna marks the beginning of a new chapter in the spiritual life of Narendranath. Sri Ramakrishna confides the innermost secrets of his heart to Narendranath.

Gradually Narendranath’s opposition gives way to complete surrender to Sri Ramakrishna. The inner history of Narendranath’s conversion and illuminations is very subtle. Every evening Sri Ramakrishna calls Narendranath to his room and imparts necessary instructions and advises him to keep his brother disciples together to guide and train them so that they will be able to live a life of renunciation.

Narendranath and his brother disciples take the vows of Sanyasa and become full-fledged monks dedicating their lives to the realization of God and good of the world. The word ‘Baranagore’ is synonymous with austere spiritual practices.

Swami Vivekananda’s Bharat Parikrama is one of the most significant events in the history of the modern world, for it prepared the ground for Swamiji’s going to the West to deliver to the world the spiritual message of India which found its consummate expression in the life and teachings of his Master Sri Ramakrishna. The awakening of the national consciousness of India actually begins with Swamiji’s Bharat Parikrama.

Equally important is Swami Vivekananda’s participation in the world Parliament of Religions held in Chicago, for it gave a new perspective of Religion to the world. It started on a note of one religion being superior to another, but it ended with the acceptance that all religions are equally valid. The credit for this lies largely with Swami Vivekananda.

Swamiji’s teaching finds acceptance with some intellectuals, liberal clergymen and persons in different fields. The news media extends a warm welcome to him. Swamiji makes some disciples who are devoted to his Western and Indian work.


 

The people of Colombo, Madras and Calcutta give a rousing reception to Swami Vivekananda with great joy and enthusiasm.

Vivekananda tours extensively the Northern and Western India with his brother disciples and his Western and Indian disciples.

Vivekananda had many American, British and French disciples who helped him in various ways in India and abroad. His monastic disciples, who became the second generation of the Ramakrishna Order, contributed a lot for the spiritual and material upliftment of India.

Vivekananda was very happy to see his ideas translated into action by his brother disciples and by his own disciples.

Vivekananda constantly inspired the monks and brahmacharins towards a life of intense spirituality and service, for Atmano Mokshartham Jagadhitaya cha, i.e.’ One’s own emancipation and the good of one’s own fellow men.’

Some ideas of Vivekananda are translated into action by the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.

Selected artists pay their rich tributes to Swamiji through their creative imagination.

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