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Tribute to Sister Nivedita.
Sister Nivedita was born in 28 October 1867. Her name was Margaret Elizabeth Noble and she was daughter of Mary Isabel and Samuel Richard Noble. Her family is of Scottish descendant settled in Ireland. Her father a Pastor taught her about helping poor. She is the eldest one in her family.
Her family moved around UK finally after her father’s demise her mother moved her back to Belfast. She was educated in Halifax college in 1884 she began teaching.In 1892 she started her own school in Kingsley gate.She learned to be critic of Art from Ebenezer Cooke.
She met Swami Vivekananda in November 1895 on his visit to Britain after his famous chicago speech.She was invited on that occasion by Ebenezer Cooke. Later she visited different venues where ever swami spoke and asked many questions,got her doubts cleared. Later she decided to follow Swami Vivekananda.
She reached Calcutta in 28 January 1898.Later she visited Dakshineshwar where Swami Ramakrishna paramahamsa did sadhana. Later Vivekananda taught her about Indian history,culture,philosophy and life of common masses. She met Sarada Devi and She affectionately called her Khooki. She was close to Sarada Devi till her demise in 1911. She was later given Brahmacharya by Swami Vivekananda and named her Nivedita.
He asked her to observe life of hindus in general to understand hindu way of life. She travelled with Swami Vivekananda around India and also his visit to USA in 1899. She met Swami Vivekananda one last time 2nd July 1902 before his demise on 4th July 1902.
She started a school for Underprivileged kids in 1898 at in Bag bazar area in Calcutta. She rendered selfless service during Calcutta plague epidemic in 1899. She was friend of many Intellectual like Rabindranath Tagore and other prominent individuals. She was associated with Anushilan Samiti. She met Tamil Poet Subramaniya Bharathi in 1906 she suggested him to write on women empowerment along with nationalism. She breathed last in 13 October 1911 in Darjeeling at Roy Villa.
She Wrote Master as I saw him was a first hand account of biography on Swami Vivekananda. As a westerner by Birth and disciple of Swami Vivekananda she supported many Pan Indian Causes.Swami Vivekananda wrote a poem for her as his blessing.
-Tribute by Srikaanth Sridhar
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