Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Rousing call to the Hindu Nation - Book Review

This Book, the ‘Rousing call to the Hindu Nation’ rightfully belongs to the shelves of those who nurture the vision of Bharat as the benefactor of this World. The book comprises valuable excerpts from the talks of Swami Vivekananda on various disciplines such as Yoga, Religion, Patriotism and Philosophy. The book is brought out at a time when the whole nation was geared up for ‘Centenary Celebrations’ which commemorated the birth of Swami Vivekananda, a hundred years ago.
Credit should be given to the compiler Mananeeya Shri Eknathji Ranade, for his effort in putting the extracts in such a way that each quote stands best expressed upon the context built around it. The compilation also succeeds in gripping-in the readers attention with a well-designed flow. It is very evident that the complier has gone through the life history of Swami Vivekananda with great shraddha and utmost reverence, before coming out with such a wonderful work.
It becomes apt here to mention, that Mananeeya Shri Eknathji Ranade also went on to found Vivekananda Rock Memorial(Kanyakumari) and Vivekananda Kendra – A Spiritually oriented service organization with the twin ideals of Man-making and Nation-Building.
To sum-up, this book, than being an idle shelf-occupier, will rather egg you on to rise and work for this Nation’s ‘reconstruction’.