Saturday, February 23, 2002

Book Review: Swami Vivekananda’s Childhood by Pronabesh Chakraborty

‘Swami Vivekananda’s Childhood’
By: Pronabesh Chakraborty
Publisher: Advaita Ashrama
ISBN: 9788175053335

Swami Vivekananda, one of the greatest men born in India, has been inspiring generation after generations on a path of enlightenment. Innumerous books have been written about him and his philosophies as well as books written by him are always sought after and are timelessly relevant. Here is a book which is especially for children. It tells in very simple and eloquent way, all major events during Swami Vivekananda’s (then called Naren) childhood. Some of the stories may be known to you if you have read about him much, but most of the life events are fresh. These life-stories give us a glimpse of what his childhood was like.

It was immensely delightful to read this book. I also bought some extra copies of the book and gifted to my young cousins and sisters.

Highly recommended to all.

- Rahul