Swami Vivekanand is an idol for so many youngsters in India and across the globe. Life of Swami Vivekanand is full of lessons and inspiring incidents, so let's learn more about Swami Vivekanand his life, thoughts, lessons and his achievements The real name of Swami Vivekanand was Narendranath and he was born in a Bengali family of Calcutta on 12th Jan 1863. Narendranath was a scholar student at the school and was also good at Music and Sports. By the time he graduated he had collected vast knowledge on various subjects. He was fond of reading, He had read Bhagwad Geeta, Upanishads and Ramayana, on the other hand, he had also read western philosophy and history. So, Being a graduate he had collected a vast knowledge of different subjects. Childhood When Narendranath was 8 years old he was used to play with his friends. They used to climb the tree and play there, But the landlord wanted to prevent them from doing this. So the Landlord told the children that there is a