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- Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863.
- He was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world.
- He is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion in the late 19th century.
- He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India.
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- Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta in a Bengali family in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
- He was a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna.
- He founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.
- He is best known for his speech which began with the words "Sisters and brothers of America," at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.
- His birthday, 12 January, is celebrated as National Youth Day in India.
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