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Biography of Swami Vivekananda Biography of Swami Vivekananda Born : 12 January 1863, Kolkata Died : 4 July 1902, Belur Math, Howrah Full name : Narendra Nath Datta Parents : Vishwanath Datta, Bhuvaneswari Devi Organizations founded : Ramakrishna Mission, Advaita Ashrama, more Cremation : Belur Swami Vivekananda (born Narendranath Datta) was a Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. Born into a wealthy Bengali family in Kolkata in 1863, Narendranath was a precocious and curious child with a strong interest in spirituality. He was educated in the traditional Indian systems of philosophy , including the Vedas and Upanishads , and also exposed to Western ideas through his study of history, science, and