Posted by SIDHARTH on Jan. 24, 2013, 12:29 p.m.
Swami Vivekananda (Bengali pronunciation: 
Sh?mi Bibek?nando (help·info)): Bengali pronunciation: [?ami bibekan?n?o]) (12 January 1863–4 July 1902), born Narendra Nath Datta[3] (Bengali pronunciation: [n?rend?ro nat?? d??t?t?o]), was an Indian Hindu monk. He was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the western world[4] and was credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion in the late 19th century.[5] He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India and contributed to the notion of nationalism in colonial India.[6] He was the chief disciple of the 19th century saint Ramakrishna and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.[4] He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America,"[7] through which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.