Dates in the life of Swami Vivekananda

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February 1897

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Date Day Event Place 1 Mon     2 Tue     3 Wed     4 Thu     5 Fri     6 Sat Arrived in Madras. Reminiscences of K. Sundarama Iyer Madras 7 Sun   Madras 8 Mon   Madras 9 Tue Lecured at the Triplicane Literary Society (evening) Madras 10 Wed Visited the Social Reform Association Madras 11 Thu   Madras 12 Fri Letter: Swami Brahmananda Madras 13 Sat Delivered a lecture on "Vedanta in its application to Indian life" at the Pacheyappa's Hall. Madras 14 Sun Delivered his fourth and last lecture in Madras on the "Future of India". Madras 15 Mon Left Madras for Calcutta by steamer. Madras 16 Tue Letter: To the Hindu Students of Trichinapally   17 Wed     18 Thu     19 Fri

The steamer docked at Budge, and the Swami and his party arrived by train in Calcutta.
The reception was magnificent, with an enthusiastic crowd at the railroad station, triumphal arches, the unharnessed carriage drawn by students, and a huge procession with music and religious songs. A princely residence on the bank of the Ganga was placed at the Swami's disposal.

Calcutta 20 Sat     21 Sun     22 Mon Newspaper Report: "The Swami's return to Calcutta after his visit to the West..."   23 Tue     24 Wed     25 Thu Letter: Mrs. Ole Bull   26 Fri     27 Sat Newspaper Report: "Christian Patriot"   28 Sun

Calcutta. He was given a public reception. Raja Benoy Krishna Deb presided, and five thousand people attended the meeting. The Swami asked the people to go back to the philosophy of the Upanishads. Here he made his famous tribute to Ramakrishna, 'my teacher, my master, my hero, my ideal, my God in life.' 'If there has been anything achieved by me, by thoughts or words or deeds, if from my lips has ever fallen one word that has ever helped anyone in the world, I lay no claim to it; it was his. But if there have been curses falling from my lips, if there has been hatred coming out of me, it is all mine, and not his. All that has been weak has been mine; all that has been life-giving, strengthening, pure, and holy has been his inspiration, his words, and he himself. Yes, my friends, the world has yet to know that man.'

      Newspaper Reports: "With the Swami Vivekananda at Madura", "The Abroad and the Problems at Home," and "The Missionary Work of the First Hindu Sannyasin to the West and his Plan of Regeneration of India."  

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- www.vivekananda.net edited by Frank Parlato Jr.

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