 Notes of Some Wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda 1913 title page | |
| Author | Sister Nivedita |
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| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Essays, Travelogue |
| Publisher | Udbodhan, Calcutta |
Published in English | 1913 |
Notes of Some Wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda (1913) is an English-language book written by Sister Nivedita. [1] [2] In this book Nivedita has narrated the experiences she had while traveling with Swami Vivekananda in different parts of India.
Nivedita travelled to India in 1898. Josephine MacLeod, a friend and devotee of Swami Vivekananda, asked him how best she could help him and got the reply to "Love India". [3] In India Nivedita travelled a lot of places in India, including Kashmir, with Swami Vivekananda. In May 1898, she accompanied Swami Vivekananda to the visit of Himalaya including Nainital and Almora.
In this book, Sister Nivedita has narrated the experiences she had while traveling with Swami Vivekananda in different parts of India.
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