| Name(s) |
SWAMI RAM TIRTHA |
| Date of
Birth |
October 22, 1873
- Place of Birth: Gujranwalla, Undivided India. |
| Date of
Death |
October 27, 1906 |
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Identity |
An Indian teacher
of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1902: He was among the
first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United
States, travelling there in 1902, preceded by Swami
Vivekananda in 1893 and followed by Paramahansa Yogananda in
1920.
- 1897: A chance meeting with
Swami Vivekananda in 1897, inspired his later decision to
take up the life of a sannyasi.
- 1899: Having become well
known for his speeches on Krishna and Advaita Vedanta he
became a swami in 1899 on the day of Deepawali, leaving his
wife, his children and his professorial chair.
- 1906: He completely
withdrew from public life in 1906 and moved to the foothills
of the Himalayas.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He spoke frequently on the concept of 'practical
Vedanta' and education of Indian youth.
- He proposed bringing young Indians to American
universities and helped establish scholarships for Indian
students.
- After receiving a master's degree in mathematics, he
became professor of mathematics at Forman Christian College,
Lahore.
- As a sannyasi, he neither touched any money nor
carried any luggage with him. In spite of it he went round
the world. He frequently spoke about the iniquities of the
caste system in India and the importance of education of
women and of the poor.
- He predicted: “After Japan, China will rise and gain
prosperity and strength. After China, the sun of prosperity
and learning will again smile at India.”
- Indian Revolutionary Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil depicted
the character of Swami Rama Tirtha in the poem Yuva
Sannyasi.
- Two of his disciples, S. Puran Singh and Narayana Swami,
wrote his biographies.
- The Swami Rama Tirtha Mission Ashram is located at Kotal
Gaon Rajpura, near Dehra Dun in Uttarakhand, India.
- One of three campuses of Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal
Central University, situated at Badshahi Thaul, New Tehri,
is known as the Swami Rama Tirtha Parisar.
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