The East and the West

The East and the West
Front cover of 1971 edition
Author	Swami Vivekananda
Language	Bengali English
Published	1909
Publisher	Vedanta Society, New York, Udbodhan
Publication place	India United States
Media type	Print

The East and the West or Prachya o Paschatya is a book written by Swami Vivekananda.^[1] In this book Swami Vivekananda made a comparative study of eastern and Western cultures.

Synopsis

The book is divided into six chapters (excluding introduction).

Introduction
Customs: Eastern and Western
Food and cooking
Civilisation in dress
Etiquette and manners
France — Paris
Progress in Civilisation

Vivekananda told the culture, the social customs of India is quite different from the Western countries. He claimed that religion (dharma) is the foundation of India.

Publication

This writing was first published in 1900–01 in the magazine Udbodhan in two different issues.^[2] Later in 1909, the writing was published as a book by the Vedanta Society in New York City.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1963). Swami Vivekananda Centenary Memorial Volume. Swami Vivekananda Centenary. p. 567.
^ Amiya P. Sen (1993). Hindu revivalism in Bengal, 1872-1905: some essays in interpretation. Oxford University Press. p. 358.
^ Roshen Dalal (18 April 2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 1266–. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.
^ "Publication details" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2015.

Swami Vivekananda

Biography

Birthplace
Prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar
Baranagar Math
Swami Vivekananda's travels in India (1888–1893)
Teachers
- Ramakrishna
- Sarada Devi
- Relationship with Ramakrishna
at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893)
in California

Works and
philosophy

Teachings and philosophy	Teachings and philosophy Vivekananda and meditation Influence and legacy of Vivekananda Neo-Vedanta
Books	Bibliography Sangeet Kalpataru Bartaman Bharat The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Inspired Talks Jnana Yoga Karma Yoga Lectures from Colombo to Almora My Master Raja Yoga The East and the West
Poems/songs	"Kali the Mother" Khandana Bhava–Bandhana "My Play is Done" The Hymn of Samadhi The Song of the Sannyasin To the Fourth of July Nachuk Tahate Shyama
Lectures	"Buddhism, the Fulfilment of Hinduism" Christ, the Messenger Religion not the crying need of India Vedanta Philosophy
Miscellaneous	Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha Bahujana sukhaya bahujana hitaya cha

Foundations

Disciples
and friends

Monastic disciples	Shuddhananda Virajananda Swarupananda Paramananda
Other disciples and friends	Ajit Singh of Khetri Alasinga Perumal Emma Calvé J. J. Goodwin John Henry Wright Josephine MacLeod Sara Chapman Bull Sister Christine Sister Nivedita Abhayananda William Hastie

Memorials

Vivekananda Rock Memorial
National Youth Day (India)
Swami Vivekananda Airport
Swami Vivekananda Road metro station
Swami Vivekanand Nagar
Vivekanandar Illam
Vivekananda Setu
Swami Vivekananda statue (Golpark, Kolkata)
150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week
Vivek Express

Depictions

Films	Swami Vivekananda (1955) Bireswar Vivekananda (1964) Swami Vivekananda (1998) Swamiji (2012) The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013)
Dramas	Biley Bireswar