Books of biographical nature

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Biographical

• Sri Ramakrishna
  • English
  • Other languages
• Sarada Devi
  • English
• Swami Vivekananda
  • English
  • Bengali
  • Kannada
  • Malayalam
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • Other languages
• Swami Vivekananda's disciples
• Original Manuscripts

 

 

 

SRI RAMAKRISHNA

ENGLISH

• Arun Kumar Biswas, Swami Vijnanananda and his Paramahamsa Carita. 152 pages
• Arvind Sharma, Ramakrishna and Vivekananda: new perspectives.
• Isherwood, Christopher. Ramakrishna and His Disciples. 8vo, x+348pp (plus plates)
• Life of Sri Ramakrishna: compiled from various authentic sources. 3rd ed. Almora : Advaita Ashrama, 1929. x, 692 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
• Rolland, Romain, 1866-1944.
  The life of Ramakrishna / by Romain Rolland ; translated from the original French by E.F. Malcolm-Smith. 3rd ed. Almora : Advaita Ashrama, 1944. xiv, 326, [1] p. ; 19 cm.
• Swami Prabhananda. First meetings with Sri Ramakrishna. First impressions about Ramakrishna by 38 people who met him. Includes newly translated material from the Bengali.
• Swami Prabhananda. Journey's with Ramakrishna. A collection of the pilgrimages Ramakrishna took to various holy sites in India, including Varanasi and Vrindavan. The description of the pilgrimages help illumine the spiritual power and joy that was a part of the personality of Ramakrishna.
• Swami Saradananda, 1865-1927.
  Sri Ramakrishna, the great master / translated by Swami Jagadananda. Madras : Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1952. civ, 948 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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OTHER LANGUAGES

• Divakarla Venkatavadhani, 1913-
  Gurusisyulu. Tenali : Sadhana grantha mandali, 1950. v, 128 p. ; 18 cm. Biographical sketches of Ramakrsna Paramahamsa & Svami Vivekananda. Telugu
• Ramchandra Datta, Srisriramakrishna Paramahamsadeber Jibanbrittanta [in Bengali] (Seventh edn. Kankurgachhi, 1357 B.E

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SARADA DEVI

ENGLISH

• Swami Nikhilananda, Holy Mother : Being the Life of Sri Sarada Devi, Wife of Sri Ramakrishna and Helpmate in His Mission.
  

 

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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

ENGLISH

• Arvind Sharma, Ramakrishna and Vivekananda: new perspectives.
• Asim Chaudhuri. Swami Vivekananda in Chicago. New Findings. pages 240      ISBN 02223   
• Benishankar Sharma. Swami Vivekananda : A forgotten chapter of his life. 1963. Pages 229. Oxford Book & Stationary Co.
• Benoy Kumar Sarkar, 1887-1949.
  Creative India : from Mohenjo Daro to the age of Ramakrsna-Vivekananda / by Benoy Kumar Sarkar. Lahore : Motilal Banarsi Dass, 1937. x, 714 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Berke, Marie Louis. Swami Vivekananda in the West. New Discoveries. 6 Volumes
• Editor,Fales,Dean. Essex Institute Historical Collections April 1967. Includes:1. The Making Of A Mystic: Reconsideration Of The Life Of James Very 2. Swami Vivekananda In Essex County 3. Interpretations O Place :View Of Gloucester,Mass. by American Artists.
• Gwilym Beckerlegge. Swami Vivekananda's Legacy of Service. Printed Pages: 304xiv + 292pp
  
• Indira Chowdhury, The Frail Hero and Virile History: Gender and the Politics of Culture in Colonial Bengal. Printed Pages: 208. ISBN:0195655311
  
• The life of Swami Vivekananda by his eastern and western disciples. 4th ed. Almora : Advaita Ashrama, 1949. xii, 780 p. ; 21 cm.
• The Life of Swami Vivekananda
  by His Eastern and Western Disciples. 2 vols.
  5th ed. Calcutta : Advaita Ashrama, 1979.
• Dr.R.C.Majumdar. Vivekananda: A historical review. pages 172      ISBN 02160  
• Narasingha Prosad Sil, Swami Vivekananda: A Reassessment
• Nelson, Elva, a bird's eye view : Vivekananda and His Swamis in Boston and vicinity
  
• Photographs of Swami Vivekananda. pages 286+xvii   ISBN 000-3   
• Prem Narain,  Press and Politics in India 1885-1905. Printed Pages: 334.
• Prugh, Linda. Josphine MacLeod and Vivekananda's Mission. pages 592+44    ISBN 851-7   
  
• R. Ramakrishnan. Swami Vivekananda Awakener of Modern India. This is a short biography of him.
  pages 110+iv      ISBN 206-5
• Ramesh Chandra Majumdar. Swami Vivekananda Centenary Memorial Volume. Published 1963. 617 pages
• Rolland, Romain, 1866-1944.
  The life of Vivekananda and the universal gospel by Romain Rolland ; translated from the original French by E.F. Malcolm-Smith. Almora : Advaita Ashrama, 1931. vi, 435 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Malcolm-Smith, E. F. (Elizabeth Frances), b. 1891
• Sailendranath Dhar, A Comprehensive Biography of Swami Vivekananda, 3 vols. in 2 pts. ( Madras : Vivekananda Prakashan Kendra, 1975-76
• Sankari P. Basu &, Sunil B. Ghosh eds. Vivekananda in Indian Newspapers, 1893-1902 ( Calcutta : Basu Bhattacharyya & Co., 1969
• S.C.Sen Gupta. Swami Vivekananda and Indian nationalism. pages 190      ISBN 03111 
• Simonti Sen . Travels To Europe: Self And Other In Bengali Travel Narratives 1870-1910. ISBN:8125027386 viii+226
  
• Sister Nivedita, 1867-1911.
  Notes of some wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda  / by Sister Nivedita of Ramakrishna-Vivekananda. Calcutta : Udbodhan Office, 1922. xvi, 138 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
• Sister Nivedita. The Master As I Saw Him. In 1910, this book was brought out simultaneously from England and Udbodhan.
• Swami Chetananda. Vivekananda: East Meets West A Pictorial Biography.
• Swami Ghanananda. Swami Vivekananda in East and West. 223 Pages

• Swami Nikhilananda.
  Vivekananda : a biography. New York : Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center , 1953. viii, 216 p. : plate ; 24 cm. Append., Glos.
• Swami Tapasyananda. Swami Vivekananda: His life and Legacy. An interpretative study of Swami Vivekananda's life and teachings. Specially subsidised.
• Swami Vivekananda: A Biography in Pictures.
  Rev. 3d ed. Calcutta : Advaita Ashrama, 1977.
• Vivekananda: Man and his message. By his Eastern and Western disciples. pages 192      ISBN 02157   
  

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BENGALI

• Girijasankar Raycaudhuri,
  Svami Vivekananda o banglay unavimsa satabdi. Calcutta : Kumudcandra Raycaudhuri, 1927. 6, 417 p. ; 21 cm. Social and religious history along with biography of Svami Vivekananda.

• Mahendranath Datta, 1869-
  Kasidhame Svami Vivekananda. Calcutta : Barman Publishing House, 1925. iv, 88 p. ; 18 cm. Biography.
  

• Mahendranath Datta, 1869-
  Landane Svami Vivekananda. Calcutta : Yugantar vani bhavan, 1931. vi, 183 p. ; 18 cm. Biography.
  

• Mahendranath Datta, 1869-
  Vivekananda Svamijir jivaner ghatanavali. Calcutta : Manomohan Library, 1925. 2 v. ; 18 cm. Ed. by Basantakumar Cattopadhyay.;  An account of some of the incidents in the life of Svami Vivekananda.
  

• Matilal Ray, 1882-
  Yugacarya Vivekananda. Calcutta : Ramakrsna sangha, 1926. 149 p. : illus. ; 18 cm. History, biography and travel.
• Pramathanath Basu, 1855-1934.
  Svami Vivekananda. 2nd ed. Calcutta : Brahmacari Ganendranath, 1924-1929. 4 v. : illus. ; 19 cm. Biography.;  First published in 1919.
  

• Satyendranath Majumdar, 1892-
  Vivekananda carit. 7th ed. Calcutta : Sures Majumdar, 1949. vi, 360 p. : illus. ; 18 cm. Biography.;  First published in 1920.

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KANNADA

• Kuvempu,
  Svami Vivekananda / Kuvempu. Maisuru : Sri Ramakrsna Asrama, 1952. x, 275 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. In Kannada.;  On the life of Swami Vivekananda
• Rolland, Romain, 1866-1944.
  Virayogi Svami Vivekananda  / mula lekhaka Rome Rola ; anuvadaka Padmaraja. Vijapura : Padmaraja Adinatha Hunagunda, [1950] x, 236 p. ; 19 cm. In Kannada.;  On the life and mission of a Hindu religious leader; includes brief write-up on the author by Padmaraja.;  

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MALAYALAM

• Narayanapilla, Em. Ar., 1889-1959.
  Sri Vivekanandan / Em. Ar. Narayanapilla. 2. patippa. Kollam : Sriramavilasam Prasiddhikaranasala, 1124 [1949] 64 p. ; 18 cm.  Biography of Swami Vivekananda

• Raman Menon, K.
  Vivekananda caritam. Quilon : V.V. Press, 1928. 107 p. ; 19 cm. Biography

 

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TAMIL

• Suddhananda Bharati, 1897-
  Vivekanandam. Vadalur : Yoga samaj, n.d. 74 p. : illus. ; 19 cm. Life & important speeches of Svami Vivekananda in dialogue form.
• Swami Chidbhavananda.
  Cuvami Vivekanantar  / Cuvami Citpavanantar. Tirupparaytturai : Tapovanap Piracuralayam, 1950. iv, 103 p. ; 18 cm. In Tamil.;  On the life of Swami Vivekananda,
• Varadaraja Ayyankar, S.V., 1904-
  Srimad Vivekananda Svamikalin virivana divya caritram. 3rd ed. Madras : Ananda bodhini Office, 1950. 734 p. : illus. ; 21 cm. Biography.;  First published in 1929.

 

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TELUGU

• Bulusu Venkatesvarulu, 1909-
  Sri Vivekananda Svami jivitamu. Guntur : Sri Ramakrsna pujamandiramu, 1930, 1932. 2 v. ; 21 cm. Life of Svami Vivekananda.
• Divakarla Venkatavadhani, 1913-
  Gurusisyulu. Tenali : Sadhana grantha mandali, 1950. v, 128 p. ; 18 cm. Biographical sketches of Ramakrsna Paramahamsa & Svami Vivekananda.
• Nayani Krsnakumari.
  Sri Vivekananda Svami. Nellore : Vivekananda Publishers, 1950. iv, 76 p. ; 18 cm. Biography.
• Palepu Venkataratnam.
  Trayimurti. Pallipalem : The author, 1942. iv, 40 [12] p. ; 18 cm. On Svami Vivekananda.;  Last 12 pages "Astrasiddhi (Pasupatarjuna)".
• Svami Cirantanananda.
  Vivekananda jivita caritra. Madras : Sri Ramakrsna math, 1951. viii, 424 p. : illus. ; 18 cm. Biography of Svami Vivekananda.

 

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OTHER LANGUAGES

• Krsnaji Narayan Athalye, 1852-1927.
  Vivekanandajivan. Poona : Narayan Balavanta Cavhan, 1912. vi, 160 p. : plate ; 18 cm. Life of Svami Vivekananda. Marathi

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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA'S DISCIPLES

ENGLISH

• Smt. Chhaya Banerji. Sarat Chandra Chakravarthy. Saratchandra Chakravarty recorded his conversations with Swami Vivekananda. The life of Chakravarty is written by Srimathi Chhaya Banerji, his grand daughter.
  pages 48      ISBN 859-2   
• Foxe, Barbara. Long Journey Home: A Biography of Margaret Noble. 239pp. 8vo.
• Pravrajika Prabuddhaprana, The Life of Josephine MacLeod: Friend of Swami Vivekananda (Dakshineshwar: Sri Sarada Math, 1990), p. 217.

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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS

• The original manuscript of Nivedita's diary, since 1972, has been deposited in the Bangiya Sahitya Parisad Library, 243/1, A.P.C. Road , Calcutta : 700 006. Phone : 2350-3743.

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