PRESENTATION TITLE

IMPORTANCE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S IDEOLOGY

IN NATION BUILDING

BY VAISHNAVI PAROHA
AND POONAM VAISHNAV
Swami Vivekananda
Foremost Saint of Modern India
 INTRODUCTION

Born: 12 January 1863, Kolkata

Died: 4 July 1902, Belur Math, Howrah
Books: The Complete Works of Swami
Vivekananda, Raja Yoga
Education: Scottish Church College (1884), Vidyasagar
College (1871–1877), Presidency University, University of
Calcutta
Parents: Vishwanath Datta, Bhuvaneswari Devi
Swami Vivekananda’s idea of
nationalism is based on the cardinal
features of Indian spiritual culture:-
 Humanism and
 Universalism
ENLIGHTENED NATIONALISM

 The nature of his nationalism is not materialistic

but purely spiritual, which is considered to be the
source of all strength of Indian life. Unlike western
nationalism which is secular in nature, Swami
Vivekananda’s nationalism is based on religion
which is life blood of the Indian people.
PATH TO A BETTER INDIA

 He strongly believed that the Indians should be

proud of their glowing history, tradition, culture
and religion and should try their level best to
reform them. The awakening of the spirit of India
was the goal for young people. Hence he advised
them to “arise, awake and stop not till the goal is
reached”.
Message to Youth
 According to Swami Vivekananda, national spirit in India
could be developed by young people by devoting their life to
social and national awakening.
 It was the duty of the educated Indians to make its knowledge
available to the educated Indians to make its knowledge
available to the people in their oneness and solidarity. He
exhorted Indians not to get involved in the divisive issue of
race and language and imbibe the spirit of unity.
CONTRIBUTION OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
THOUGHTS ON NATION BUILDING

 Regarding national unity, Swami Vivekananda said that even

though there are linguistic, castiest, historical and regional
diversities in India, but India’s cultural unity is tying these
diversities together. He has talked about awakening religious
consciousness and educating the downtrodden and women
and contributing to nation building by visiting different parts
of India. Swami Vivekananda was a true patriot and he was
also proud of his nationality.
Birth of new ,and death of old star is
normal in limited sky,
Swami Vivekanand was not a star,
He was a Sun which lighted more high,
Because sun rises it never dies.