ABOUT THE BOOK

The crisis of man is the appalling absence of identity. To Swami Vivekananda, it is time, now or never, to find out, identify and evaluate the real identity of man in terms of society, education, religion, humanism, values, spirituality and aesthetics in particular. Undeniably, the new march of man necessitates thinking anew and afresh over excellence and poignance, ascent and elegance in every aspect of life and work and beyond that. Swami Vivekananda: Philosophy of Man would certainly be a real pointer and pathfinder in the identity-crisis of man in the yet to be sincerely exercised context of the unparalleled classic message of Vivekananda: “Whatever you think, that you will be.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mohit Chakrabarti, D. Litt. Former Professor in English and Education at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan. Honoured with the National Award as teacher educator. Former Member, National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), New Delhi. Consistent and prolific contributor to studies and researches on Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda. Author of children's literature in Bengali and English. Books on Swami Vivekananda by the same author: 1.Swami Vivekananda: A Study on Aesthetics 2.Swami Vivekananda: Poetic Visionary 3.Swami Vivekananda: Vibrant Humanist 4.Swami Vivekananda: Excellence in Education 5.Swami Vivekananda: Education of Love 6.Swami Vivekananda: Visionary of Truth 7.Swami Vivekananda: A Quest for Spirituality 8.Swami Vivekananda: Philosophy of Goodness.

CONTENTS

Preface 7 1. Conceptual Framework of Vivekananda’s Philosophy of Man 13 2. Man and Society: Vivekananda’s Vibrant Vision 24 3. Man and Education: Vivekananda’s Priorities 52 4. Man and Religion: Vivekananda’s Viewpoints 80 5. Man and Humanism: Vivekananda’s Perspectives 106 6. Man and Values: Vivekananda’s Pointers 131 7. Man and Spirituality: Vivekananda’s Quest for Excellence 152 8. Man and Aesthetics: Vivekananda’s Essence of Elegance 178 9. Towards the March of Man: Vivekananda’s Dynamic Vision 217 10. Postscript 230 Index 237