Today in History: 12 January 1863: Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, and religious teacher Swami Vivekananda, was born Narendranath Datta in Calcutta. He found his guru Ramakrishna and became a monk. He traveled to the United States where he spoke at the 1893 Parliament of Religions which made him very popular. He introduced Vedanta and Yoga to…
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