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Book SynopsisThis volume deals specifically with the contentious issue of sewa, organised service to humanity that was Vivekananda's legacy to his followers. It is a good study of the Ramakrishna movement and argues that its idea of organised service also partly had its roots in philanthropy specifically in the South Asian context.
Table of ContentsABBREVIATIONS ; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; FRONTISPIECE ; INTRODUCTION: 'A PRECIOUS ACQUISITION IN THE WORLD'S STOREHOUSE OF RELIGIOUS SADHANAS' ; PART ONE SEVA IN THE RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND MISSION: ITS DEVELOPMENT AND APPEAL CHAPTER 1 : THE BIRTH OF THE RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND MISSION ; CHAPTER 2: THE RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND MISSION AND SERVICE TO HUMANITY ; CHAPTER 3: UNDERSTANDINGS OF SEVA AND CONTINUITY WITHIN THE RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND MISSION ; PART TWO RAMAKRISHNA AS THE INNOVATOR OF THE SADHANA OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY CHAPTER 4: RAMAKRISHNA AS THE INSTIGATOR OF A SADHANA OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY: HIS ACTIONS ; CHAPTER 5: RAMAKRISHNA'S TEACHINGS ON THE SUBJECT OF SERVICE AND PHILANTHROPY: HIS JUDGMENT ON THE NATURE OF HUMAN BEINGS ; CHAPTER 6: RAMAKRISHNA AND SEVA: SOME CONCLUSIONS ; PART THREE VIVEKANANDA AND 'ORGANISED SEVA' CHAPTER 7: SETTING A 'FRAME' AROUND VIVEKANANDA'S ORGANISATION OF SEVA ; CHAPTER 8: VIVEKANANDA'S EARLY EXPOSURE TO IDEAS OF SERVICE ; CHAPTER 9: THE BEGINNINGS OF ; AN IDEA IN INDIA: FROM THE QUEST FOR SELF-PERFECTION TO SEVA ; CHAPTER 10: SWAMI VIVEKANANDA IN ACTION: A NEW RESPONSE TO THE PRESSING SOCIAL PROBLEM OF MODERN FAMINE ; CHAPTER 11: VIVEKANANDA IN THE UNITED STATES AND SWAMI AKHANDANANDA IN INDIA ; CHAPTER 12 : A PLANNED PROGRAMME OF PRACTICAL VEDANTA ; CONCLUSION ; APPENDIX ; BIBLIOGRAPHY
