''Studies from an Eastern Home'' (1913) is an autobiographical book written by

Sister Nivedita Sister Nivedita ( born Margaret Elizabeth Noble; 28 October 1867 – 13 October 1911) was an Irish teacher, author, social activist, school founder and disciple of Swami Vivekananda. She spent her childhood and early youth in Ireland. She was ...

Background

Nivedita met

Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the intro ...

in 1895 in

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. From the first day of meeting with the Swami Nivedita considered him as a prophet. Vivekananda asked her to come to India and serve the nation. Responding to the call of Swami Vivekananda, Nivedita came to India in 1898 and served the nation as a social worker for the rest of her life. In this book, Nivedita describes cultural and historical events that she experienced in India such as ''

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'', ''Dol-jatra'', ''Ras–festival'', ''

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'' celebration, and the plague epidemic in Kolkata. She also shares personal memories including her travels to northern India.

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Full book at Archive.org
{{Sister Nivedita 1913 non-fiction books Books by Sister Nivedita English-language books 20th-century Indian books