This book has very vividly, comprehensively and yet very concisely dealt with the life and thoughts of Swami Vivekananda. He attempted to combine Indian spirituality with Western materialism, and became the main force behind the Vedanta Movement in the West.
Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)also called Narendranath Datta was a Hindu Philosopher, born and died in Calcutta.