{"product_id":"26506-vivekanandar-illam-vivekananda-house","title":"Vivekanandar Illam  -  Vivekananda House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Swami Atmashraddhananda\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sri Ramakrishna Math\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2009\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 247\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788178235196\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives a comprehensive account of Swami Vivekananda’s nine-day stay at the Ice House\/Castle Kernan (now called Vivekanandar Illam) – the Tamil word for a house; ‘Vivekananda House’) after his return in 1897, followed by the founding of Chennai Sri Ramakrishna Math there and the hardships and challenges Swami Ramakrishnananda underwent in the initial years. The book describes, with the help of old records, reminiscences and photographs, the history of the building, and its association with many eminent people of contemporary India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVivekanandar Illam – located on the picturesque Marina beach road in Chennai – now houses a ‘Permanent Exhibition on Indian Culture and Swami Vivekananda’, maintained by the Ramakrishna Math, and is a source of inspiration to thousands of people who visit it every year. The room where Swamiji stayed in the Illam is used as a meditation hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher’s Note\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSECTION ONE: MONUMENTS, MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES\u003cbr\u003e1.\tA Lingering Presence\u003cbr\u003e2.\tSwami Vivekananda in Tamilnadu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSECTION TWO: SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S STAY AT CASTLE KERNAN\u003cbr\u003e3.\tJourney towards Madras\u003cbr\u003e4.\tArrival at Madras\u003cbr\u003e5.\tSwamiji’s Nine Days at Castle Kernan\u003cbr\u003e6.\tLetters of Appreciation from the West\u003cbr\u003e7.\tSwamiji in the Ice House: Some Reminiscences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSECTION THREE: THE FIRST CENTRE OF THE RAMAKRISHNA MOVEMENT IN SOUTH INDIA\u003cbr\u003e8.\tEarly History of the Castle Kernan\u003cbr\u003e9.\tSwami Ramakrishnananda’s Days at the Castle Kernan\u003cbr\u003e10.\tSwami Paramananda at the Castle Kernan\u003cbr\u003e11.\tVisits of the Direct Disciples and Eminent Persons\u003cbr\u003e12.\tMarch of Events\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSECTION FOUR: HOME FOR THE WIDOWS AND VIVEKANANDAR ILLAM\u003cbr\u003e13.\tHome for the Windows and the Hostel for Teacher – Trainees\u003cbr\u003e14.\tMaking of the Vivekanandar Illam\u003cbr\u003e15.\tRenovation Work and Restoration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSECTION FIVE: VIVEKANANDAR ILLAM – A MONUMENT OF INSPIRATION\u003cbr\u003e16.\tSetting up of Permanent Exhibition\u003cbr\u003e17.\tVivekanandar Illam: an Architectural Study\u003cbr\u003e18.\tVivekanandar Illam Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIXES\u003cbr\u003eA.\tMinutes of the Swami Vivekananda\u003cbr\u003eReception Committee, January 1897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB.\tThree Welcome Addresses Presented\u003cbr\u003eTo Swamiji on His Arrival in Madras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eC.\tThe Addresses of Welcome Presented to\u003cbr\u003eSwami Vivekananda at Victoria Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eD.\tThe Sanskrit Dialogue that Impressed \u003cbr\u003eSwami Vivekananda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE.\tThe Memorial Meeting held at Madras after\u003cbr\u003eThe demise of Swami Vivekananda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eF.\tSister Nivedita’s visit to Madras:\u003cbr\u003eTwo Newspaper Reports\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eG.\t‘Biligiri Iyengar – My Maternal Grandfather’\u003cbr\u003eH.\tHoly Mother’s Letters to Swami Ramakrishnananda\u003cbr\u003eAnd sent to his Castle Kernan address\u003cbr\u003eI.\tCastle Kernan: Some Old Newspaper Reports\u003cbr\u003eJ.\tVivekanandar Illam and Tsunami 2004\u003cbr\u003eK.\tVivekanandar Illam – an Overview\u003cbr\u003eL.\tContinuing the Legacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Swami Atmashraddhananda \/ Sri Ramakrishna Math \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776585969833,"sku":"26506","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/26506_6da6f5cf-8454-4d66-944d-e38581351ed5.jpg?v=1625527960","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/26506-vivekanandar-illam-vivekananda-house","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}