History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-II)
Passage
Vivekananda's primary role as a religious leader, which made him also the undisputed spiritual leader of the Indian freedom movement, has been aptly shown by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, a man of keen intellect and wisdom and also an important leader of the freedom movement. To quote him: 'Swami Vivekananda saved Hinduism and saved India. But for him we would have lost our religion and would not have gained our freedom. We therefore owe everything to Swami Vivekananda.'
In which of his pamphlets did Sri Aurobindo depict Ramakrishna as the man-God of the Mandir and Vivekananda as his prophet?
AMotherland
BVoice of India
CDivine India
DBhabani Mandir ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Bhabani Mandir — It was in Bhabani Mandir, so the answer is Bhabani Mandir.
Explanation
★It was in Bhabani Mandir, so the answer is Bhabani Mandir.
★Sri Aurobindo, in his pamphlet Bhabani Mandir, depicted Ramakrishna as the man-God of the Mandir and Vivekananda as his prophet.
★The Bhabani Mandir pamphlet was written in 1905.
★It was written against the backdrop of the announcement of the partition of Bengal.
★It forcefully articulated the idea of the nation as a mother goddess and the need for total devotion to her.
★So the pamphlet was Bhabani Mandir.
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