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| Sister Nivedita |
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| India | | Born | 1867
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Margaret Elizabeth Noble (1867-1911), better known as Sister Nivedita, was an Anglo-Irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of Swami Vivekananda. She met Vivekananda in 1895 in London and travelled to British Raj India (Kolkata) in 1898. Swami Vivekananda gave her the name Nivedita (which means one who is dedicated to God) on March 25 1898. In November 1898 she started a school for girls. She worked to improve the lives of Indian women of all castes. Nivedita was a good friend of many intellectuals and artists in the Bengali community, including the Nobel laureate writer Rabindranath Tagore. In later years, Nivedita took up the cause of Indian independence. Her unique position as a westerner with impeccable Hindu credentials enabled her to say and do many things that would have had repercussions for Indians. She promoted pan-Indian nationalist views both in her writings and in public meetings. Works - The Master As I Saw Him; ISBN UOE001
- Complete Works of Sister Nivedita, The Vol. 1; Contents: The Master as I Saw Him; Notes of Some Wanderings; Kedar Nath and Bhadri Narayan;
Kali the Mother. ISBN AOE005-1; Pages: 504; - Complete Works of Sister Nivedita, The Vol. 2; Contents: The Web of Indian Life; An Indian Study of Love and Death; Studies from an Eastern Home; Lectures and Articles.; ISBN AOE005-2; Pages: 499
- Complete Works of Sister Nivedita, The Vol. 3; Contents: Indian Art; Cradle Tales of Hinduism; Religion and Dharma; Aggressive Hinduism.; ISBN AOE005-3; Pages: 511
- Complete Works of Sister Nivedita, The Vol. 4; Contents: Footfalls of Indian History; Civic Ideal and Indian Nationality; Hints on National Education in India; Lambs Among Wolves. ISBN AOE005-4; Pages: 532
- Complete Works of Sister Nivedita, The Vol. 5; Contents: On Education; On Hindu Life, Thought and Religion; On Political, Economic and Social Problems; Biographical Sketches and Reviews.; ISBN AOE005-5; Pages: 426;
A Benediction written to Sister Nivedita - "The mother's heart, the hero's will
- The sweetness of the southern breeze,
- The sacred charm and strength that dwell
- On Aryan altars, flaming, free;
- All these be yours and many more
- No ancient soul could dream before-
- Be thou to India's future son
- The mistress, servant, friend in one."
- A benediction written to Sister Nivedita by Swami Vivekananda, Complete Works vol.6 Further reading
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