Vivekananda: A Biography
His whole life and teaching inspired my generation . . . . he brought his great spirituality to bear upon his patriotism and thus his message was not confined to India only, but was for the whole world. I pay my homage to his memory.  --Jawaharlal NehruHis words are great music, phrases in the style of Beethoven, stirring rhythms like the march of Handel choruses.  I cannot touch these sayings of his, scattered as they are through the pages of books at thirty years' distance, without receiving a thrill through my body like an electric shock.  And what shocks, what transports, must have been produced when in burning words they issued from the lips of the hero!  --Romain Rolland, author and Nobel LaureateMy homage and respect to the very revered memory of Swami Vivekananda . . . .after having gone through [his works], the love that I had for my country became a thousandfold.  --Mahatma GandhiSwami Nikhilananda's [biography] is an extremely helpful interpretation to the West of the life and wisdom of a key figure in the religious culture of the East by a responsible scholar thoroughly at home in both cultures.  --Irwin Edman, Columbia UniversityThe man [Vivekananda] is simply a wonder for oratorical power . . . the Swami is an honor to humanity.  --William James[Vivekananda is] one of the very greatest historical figures that India has ever produced. When one sees the full range of his mind, one is astounded.  --Christopher Isherwood, author