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Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, Monday, in Calcutta, India as Narendra Nath Dutta.
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At the age of 6, Swami Vivekananda goes to pathshala, a school where kids learn Sanskrit.
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Swami Vivekananda enters the Metropolitan Institute.
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Swami Vivekananda goes to the Presidency College (courtesy of oldkolkata.in)
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While in the General Assembly Insitution, Swami Vivekananda meets Sri Ramakrishna.
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Swami Vivekananda transfers to the General Assembly Institution (courtesy of puronokolkata.com)
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Sri Ramakrishna dies due to throat failure
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Swami Vivekananda arrives in Chicago to represent Hinduism and deliver his message to the other cultures. (In the picture, Swami Vivekananda is in the center with other delegates. Courtesy of indianetzone.com)
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Swami Vivekananda makes several speeches during this time.
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Swami Vivekananda creates the Ramakrishna Mission, an organization that focuses on different social services.
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Swami Vivekananda creates Belur Math, an organization that focused on monastic life of monks.
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At the age of just 39, Swami Vivekananda dies.