
Sister Nivedita
Sister Nivedita was an Irish–Indian philosopher, educator, writer, social activist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda.
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Background
- Born in
- County Tyrone
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Trending topics shown first"Our daily life creates our symbol of God. No two ever cover quite the same conception."
"Our whole past shall be made a part of the world’s life. That is what is called the realization of the national idea. But it must be realised everywhere,"
"The whole history of the world shows that the Indian intellect is second to none. This must be proved by the performance of a task beyond the power of others, the seizing of the first place in the int…"
"is a lady Hindus are proud of. She helped India by helping it to rediscover itself. No higher service could be rendered to a nation in the grip of self-forgetfulness... This explains why Sister Nivedi…"
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Timeline
1867
Born
Birth1911
Died
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