This book from Prabhat Prakashan is a Hindi medium (हिन्दी माध्यम) title compiled by the noted Bengali writer Sankar and translated into Hindi by Sushil Gupta, meant for readers of biography, spirituality and Indian thought (अध्यात्म एवं जीवनी). < cite index="258-1">Swami Vivekananda was a pioneer of India's renaissance. His astonishing personality, his manner of speech and his knowledge gave new dimensions to Indian spirituality and to human philosophy. Having left home in search of moksha, Vivekananda set aside his personal desires and took a vow to serve the poor, the suffering and the dispossessed. He refuted hypocrisy and empty display, and offered an interpretation of religion that could be accepted by all — and beyond this, he placed a weakened and enslaved India on the throne of a teacher to the world. The life-story of this luminous, spiritually towering figure has been presented in his own words by the well-known Bengali writer Shri Sankar. Because of its remarkable flow and arrangement, this autobiography is not only readable but inspiring and worth emulating. < cite index="262-1">The compiler's own conviction, stated in the book, is that through this intricate gathering of utterances the astonishing and singular picture of an exceptional life will stand clear before present-day readers; and that when people of this age and of ages to come find themselves worn down by sorrow in whatever form, when the darkness of despair seems to be descending before their eyes, this autobiography of Vivekananda will encourage them and, in some spheres, guide those who have lost their way. < cite index="259-1">Sankar (Mani Shankar Mukherjee) is among the most widely read novelists in Bengali — चौरंगी remains his most successful book, translated into Hindi and English and filmed in Bengali in 1968, while Satyajit Ray made films from his novels सीमाबद्ध and जन अरण्य. His translator here, Sushil Gupta, has translated around 130 Bengali works into Hindi. The whole book is written in Hindi in the Devanagari script (देवनागरी लिपि).
Key Features:
Hindi medium book — complete content written in Hindi (Devanagari script)
Compiled by Sankar (Mani Shankar Mukherjee), published by Prabhat Prakashan
Hindi translation by Sushil Gupta, translator of some 130 Bengali works
Marked as a No. 1 bestseller
Swami Vivekananda's life presented in his own words, drawn from his utterances
Covers his childhood, his renunciation, and his vow to serve the poor
His rejection of hypocrisy and his universal interpretation of religion
His role in placing India before the world as a teacher of the spirit
Assembled with unusual flow and arrangement — reads as a continuous narrative
Inspiring and practical rather than purely devotional in tone
By a leading Bengali novelist whose works Satyajit Ray filmed
Useful background reading for students of Indian history and thought
Frequently referenced in essays and interviews on Indian renaissance figures
Suitable for students, young readers and general Hindi readers
A widely chosen gift book across age groups
प्रभात प्रकाशन द्वारा प्रकाशित 'विवेकानंद की आत्मकथा' का संकलन प्रसिद्ध बँगला लेखक श्री शंकर (मणि शंकर मुखर्जी) ने किया है और हिंदी अनुवाद सुशील गुप्ता का है। स्वामी विवेकानंद नवजागरण के पुरोधा थे — उनका चमत्कृत कर देने वाला व्यक्तित्व, उनकी वाक्-शैली और उनके ज्ञान ने भारतीय अध्यात्म एवं मानव-दर्शन को नए आयाम दिए। मोक्ष की आकांक्षा से गृह-त्याग करने वाले विवेकानंद ने व्यक्तिगत इच्छाओं को तिलांजलि देकर दीन-दुःखी और दरिद्र-नारायण की सेवा का व्रत ले लिया। उन्होंने पाखंड और आडंबरों का खंडन कर धर्म की सर्वमान्य व्याख्या प्रस्तुत की, और दीन-हीन तथा गुलाम भारत को विश्वगुरु के सिंहासन पर विराजमान किया। ऐसे प्रखर तेजस्वी, आध्यात्मिक शिखर पुरुष की जीवन-गाथा इस पुस्तक में उन्हीं की ज़ुबानी प्रस्तुत की गई है। अद्भुत प्रवाह और संयोजन के कारण यह आत्मकथा पठनीय तो है ही, प्रेरक और अनुकरणीय भी है। संकलनकर्ता का विश्वास है कि निराशा के क्षणों में यह पुस्तक पाठकों को प्रोत्साहित करेगी और भटके हुए लोगों का मार्गदर्शन भी करेगी। सम्पूर्ण पुस्तक हिन्दी भाषा एवं देवनागरी लिपि में है।
