Swami Vivekananda: The eternal youth icon and national resurgence

Swami Vivekananda was a savant and philosopher of the highest order. The Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda is a gospel of humanism, for man is the central pillar of his life and teachings. Man, manliness, man-making these were the constant mantra on his lips. It sprang forth authentically from his own realization of the Divine that existed in himself and all. He therefore raised the dignity, and worth of man to the pinnacle of divine excellence. He exemplified man in his universal dimension which expressed itself in a concern for him everywhere and in every field of his life. It made him the exponent of humanism as much deep as significant in illuminating the whole of mankind from time to eternity. He was a man with flexible and open approach, ready to mould according to the demands of surroundings, keeping himself open to other thought process, civilizations etc., but never compromising his core ideals. Making man realize the divinity and immenseness within him, was his main motto. He strongly felt that inactivity is the cause of all our miseries. Never convinced of general beliefs, he was critical of dogmas and orthodoxies and presented the concept of religion in a very different light: Introducing us to our nation in a completely different light, he helps us explore the richness in its culture, highlighting its greatness and uniqueness, and instilling inside us a sense of pride for being a part of it.