[GHHF] Bala Samskar Kendras – Q & A on Sister Nivedita about her life, her passion for Bharat and her contribution.
• Mark Twain "So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked."
Global Hindu Heritage Foundation initiated Bala Samskar Kendras to instill morals, ethics, and principles in the lives the students at an incredibly young age. They will shape their personalities and character. They will allow them to distinguish between right and wrong as well as good and bad. Moral values will build good character at individual level and respect for law and order at the societal level. This week they learned about Sister Nivedita.
To ensure the children learned about Sister Nivedita, one day was set aside for a Q & A session.
1) Which country was she born in?
2) Was she married?
3) When did she meet Swami Vivekananda?
4) What was her impression of Swami Vivekananda?
5) What was Swami Vivekananda’s impression of Sister Nivedita?
6) Who named her sister Nivedita?
7) How she was described by various spiritual leaders.
8) Where did she start Hindu College?
Similar questions were asked about the life of Sister Nivedita.
Many foreigners who were impressed by Swami Vivekananda's lectures and Hindu philosophy became disciples of Swamiji. Prominent among them is 'Sister Nivedita'. Miss Margaret Noble came to India on Swamiji's invitation. Sister Nivedita was born in Dungannon, a small town in Northern Ireland on October 28, 1867 to Mr. Samuel Richmond Noble and Mrs. Mary Isabel Noble. 'Margaret' had good psychic intelligence since childhood. After the untimely death of her father, seventeen-year-old Margaret took up a teaching career to support the family. As a good teacher, she got reputation and prestige. Journalism started at that young age. While working at the school, she got involved with the local church there. Finally deciding to report her life to God as a 'nun', serving all branches of Christianity without distinction was not liked by the local church authorities. She was disgusted by the narrow-mindedness of the church authorities. Reduced going to church. Buddha's prophecies were able to fill the void created in her. Studied Buddhism.
Later, when she wanted to marry an engineer named 'Welshman' and pursue spiritual studies, the young man's death - left her devastated. To cope with the tragedy, he transferred from Wrexholm to Chester. While teaching at the Riskn School there, she earned a reputation as a literary critic and educator in the city of London. It was the year 1893. Swami Vivekananda was invited to Margaret's friend Isabel's home. It was also the first time Margaret had seen him. She asked him the meaning of all the words Atma, Paramatma, Punarjanma Janma Rahityam etc. His answers affected her so much. 'Margaret' became a devotee of Swamiji. Swamiji stayed immediately and diligently wrote down sermons wherever he visited. Vivekanandavani that we have today is the cause of Akshara's death. She received a call from Swamiji in July 1897. On 28th January 1898 Margaret arrived at Calcutta docks. Swamiji personally welcomed her. On March 11, 1898, Swamiji introduced her to the audience at the inaugural meeting of the Ramakrishna Mutt held at the Star Theatre, Calcutta. On 17th March 1898 met Sarada Mata. Sharadamata had breakfast with her. Adopted her as a daughter. It was 25th March 1998, a golden moment in Margaret's life - the shrine at Nilambara Mukherjee's home in Belur - the mantapa resounding with the prayer 'Asatoma Sadgamaya' - Swamiji took the tambura and sang 'Shivaparvatistvam'. Swamiji placed 'Vibhuti' in front of Margaret. Margaret will be known as 'Nivedita' from this day forward," declared Swamiji. Then he suggested, "Niveditah, you should start a girls' school across the Ganges." On 25-03-1899 Swamiji gave Nivedita the final initiation given to a celibate. On November 11, 1898, Nivedita started a girls' university in her home.
Nivedita, Mahatma's sister Nivedita, was a visionary who initiated the women's education movement on the orders of Vivekananda, who believed that if a woman is educated, she can bring respect to her family and bring respect to her family. It can be said without doubt that the Indian soul was awakened by her work which she believed to be God's will.
She felt that the reason why Christian organizations spread bad propaganda about India in the West was because India was a slave country. Jagdishchandra Bose (JC Bose) was humiliated in England. The British Government rejected applications to start Jamshedji Tata Bharatiya University and Hindu College at Anibisent Kashi. All this shocked the reporter. In addition to all this, their anarchic rule angered her. She decided that no nation under foreign servitude could dream of national revival.
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