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Vivekananda

American  
[vee-vi-kuh-nuhn-duh] / ˌvi vɪ kəˈnʌn də /

noun

  1. Narendranath Datta, 1863–1902, Hindu religious leader and teacher.


Vivekananda British  
/ ˌviːvɪkəˈnʌndə /

noun

  1. original name Narendranath Datta. 1862–1902, Indian Hindu religious teacher. A disciple of Ramakrishna, he introduced Vedantism to the West

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Differences over the conflict will be played out again at this week's meeting, said Anil Wadhwa, a former Indian diplomat and distinguished fellow at New Delhi’s Vivekananda International Foundation.

From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2023

Superintendent Vivekananda Sharma of Odisha police said Mr Budanov was found to have suffered a stroke while his friend "was depressed after his death and he too died".

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2022

Many companies import low-cost batteries — mostly from China — without testing them, said Vivekananda Hallekere, CEO and co-founder of Bounce, a recently launched electric scooter brand.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2022

In this sense, Indra Devi, a protean, self-made, stateless woman forever refusing to be bound by her own history, is much more the progenitor of modern yoga culture than, say, Swami Vivekananda.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2016

Christ, Buddha and Vivekananda were all such-type men.

From The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga by Mukerji, A. P.

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