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Swami Vivekananda perhaps needs no introduction. His teachings and inspiring personality had made him a figure of global repute. He had been one of the greatest visionaries plus Hindu monk the country has ever produced. He was born on January 12th and had been a Capricorn native by virtue of his date of birth

His planets and Personality

Planet Jupiter had deeply influenced the natal chart of Swami Vivekananda. Under the planetary influence of Jupiter he had always nurtured an immense thirst for learning. Generosity of heart and outspoken attribute were the other remarkable traits in his personality. Progressive thinking, philanthropic desires and great inclination towards spirituality had made Swami ji a man with a commanding personality

His early life

Before he became Swami Viveknanda he was known by the name of Narendranath dutta. His father had been an attorney professionally. He was born to parents deeply religious by nature and that paved the way for his religious inclinations right from childhood. The Vedanta philosophy greatly attracted him and he focused his studies on this philosophy to reach to its depth. Ramkrishna Paramahansa greatly influenced him and thus he renounced worldly life and became his devoted disciple and a saint at quite an young age

His pursuits and Achievements

Swami Vivekananda had been the chief spokesperson who had popularized Hinduism as well as the lofty Vedanta philosophies on the global arena. Due to his tireless efforts Hinduism became a religion recognized by the world. He had also been an eminent leader in Guru Ramkrishna Paramahansa’s monastic order. To spread the teachings of Sri Ramkrishna Paramahansa he traveled far and wide and one such travel took him across seas to Chicago where he lectured at the ‘Parliament of Religions’. That famous lecture at the Chicago conference got him many foreign supporters and followers, among which one was sister Nivedita