Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Dutta on 12 January 1863 to Vishwanath Dutta and Bhubaneswari Devi in Calcutta. His father was an attorney in the High court of Calcutta and his grandfather a Sanskrit scholar. His family was among the respected ones for learning and generosity during those times.
He had a curious mind and constantly refused to accept the superstitions prevailing in those times. At a very tender age he was introduced to spirituality and he instantly developed a liking and interest for the same. Growing up he became well known for his empathetic feelings for the poor of the society and his eccentric knowledge and the ability to learn.
On 4th July 1902, after a normal day of teaching Sanskrit and spiritualism to his students and his daily part of meditation, Swami Vivekananda died due to a vein outburst and was cremated at the same site as his mentor Ramakrishna.
