Chronology of Main Events related to Swami Vivekananda
1863 | January 12 | Birth in Kolkata |
1879 | Enters Presidency College | |
1880 | Transfers to General Assembly Institution | |
1881 | November | First meeting with Sri Ramakrishna |
1882-1886 | Association with Sri Ramakrishna | |
1884 | Passes B. A. Examination | |
Father passes away | ||
1885 | Sri Ramakrishna’s last illness | |
1886 | August 16 | Sri Ramakrishna passes away |
Fall | Establishes Baranagar Math | |
December 24 | Informal vow of sannyasa at Antpur | |
1887 | January | Formal vows of sannyasa at Baranagar Monastery |
1890-1893 | Travels all over India as itinerant monk | |
1892 | December 24 | At Kanyakumari, South India |
1893 | February 13 | First public lecture, Secunderabad, South India |
May 31 | Sails for America from Mumbai | |
July 25 | Lands at Vancouver, Canada | |
July 30 | Arrives in Chicago | |
August | Meets Professor John Ft. Wright of Harvard University | |
September 11 | First address at Parliament of Religions, Chicago | |
September 27 | Final address at Parliament of Religions | |
November 20 | Begins mid-western lecture tour | |
1894 | April 14 | Begins lectures and classes on East Coast |
May 16 | Speaks at Harvard University | |
July-August | At Green Acre Religious Conference | |
November | Founds Vedanta Society of New York | |
1895 | January | Begins classes in New York |
June 4-18 | At Camp Percy, New Hampshire | |
June-August | At Thousand Island Park on St. Lawrence river, N.Y. | |
August-September | In Paris | |
October-November | Lectures in London | |
December 6 | Sails for New York | |
1896 | March 22-25 | Speaks at Harvard University, offered Eastern Philosophy chair |
April 15 | Returns to London | |
May-July | Gives classes in London | |
May 28 | Meets Max Muller in Oxford | |
August-September | In the Europe for six weeks | |
October-November | Gives classes in London | |
December 30 | Leaves Naples for India | |
1897 | January 15 | Arrives in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
February 6-15 | In Chennai | |
February 19 | Arrives in Kolkata | |
May 1 | Establishes Ramakrishna Mission Association, Kolkata | |
May-December | Tours northwest India | |
1898 | January | Returns to Kolkata |
May | Begins North India pilgrimage with Western devotees | |
August 2 | At Amarnath, Kashmir | |
December 9 | Consecrates Belur Math | |
1899 | March 19 | Establishes Advaita Ashrama at Mayavati |
June 20 | Leaves India for second visit to the West | |
July 31 | Arrives in London | |
August 28 | Arrives in New York City | |
August-November | At Ridgely Manor, New York | |
December 3 | Arrives in Los Angeles | |
1900 | February 22 | Arrives in San Francisco |
April 14 | Founds Vedanta Society in San Francisco | |
June | Final classes in New York City | |
July 26 | Leaves for Europe | |
August 3 | Arrives in Paris for International Exposition | |
September 7 | Speaks at Congress of History of Religions at Exposition | |
October 24 | Begins tour of Vienna, Constantinople, Greece and Cairo | |
November 26 | Leaves for India | |
December 9 | Arrives at Belur Math | |
1901 | January | Visits Mayavati |
March-May | Pilgrimage in East Bengal and Assam | |
1902 | January-February | Visits Bodh Gaya and Varanasi |
March | Returns to Belur Math | |
July 4 | Mahasamadhi |
Returns to Belur Math is famous
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