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vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-style: background: #ededed;"><span class="summary"><i>To the Fourth of July</i></span><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=%27%27To+the+Fourth+of+July%27%27&rft.author=%5B%5BSwami+Vivekananda%5D%5D&rft.place=India"></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="summary">by <a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Swami_Vivekananda-1893-09-signed.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Swami_Vivekananda-1893-09-signed.jpg/200px-Swami_Vivekananda-1893-09-signed.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Swami_Vivekananda-1893-09-signed.jpg/300px-Swami_Vivekananda-1893-09-signed.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Swami_Vivekananda-1893-09-signed.jpg/400px-Swami_Vivekananda-1893-09-signed.jpg 2x" data-file-width="933" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First published in</th><td class="infobox-data">December 1898</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data location">India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>To the Fourth of July</b>" is an English poem written by Indian monk and social reformer <a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</a>. Vivekananda wrote the poem on 4 July 1898 on the anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">United States' independence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sarup_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sarup-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Banhatti1995_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banhatti1995-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In this poem, Vivekananda praised and glorified liberty, and the poem is described as a passionate utterance of his powerful longing for freedom. Coincidentally, Vivekananda himself died on 4 July 1902.<sup id="cite_ref-Badrinath2006_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badrinath2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=To_the_Fourth_of_July&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda#Back_in_India_(1897–1899)" title="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda Back in India</a></div> <p>In 1893, Vivekananda went to the United States to represent India and Hinduism in the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_World%27s_Religions" title="Parliament of the World's Religions">Parliament of the World's Religions</a>. After getting overwhelming success in the Parliament, from 1893 to 1897 he travelled through the United States and England, and gave a series of lectures on religion and <a href="/wiki/Vedanta" title="Vedanta">Vedanta</a>. He returned to India in 1897 and travelled extensively there between 1897 and 1899, visiting many states. </p><p>In 1898, he went to <a href="/wiki/Kashmir_Valley" title="Kashmir Valley">Kashmir</a>, where he stayed on a houseboat on <a href="/wiki/Dal_Lake" title="Dal Lake">Dal Lake</a>. While travelling in Kashmir with some American and English disciples, Vivekananda wrote this poem on 4 July 1898, as a part of a celebration of the anniversary of the United States' independence and asked it be read aloud during that day's breakfast.<sup id="cite_ref-Regarding_Swami's_death_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Regarding_Swami's_death-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ikashmir_Poems_written_by_Vivekananda_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ikashmir_Poems_written_by_Vivekananda-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vedantadc_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vedantadc-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Poem">Poem</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=To_the_Fourth_of_July&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Poem"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>To The Fourth of July</b></i> (excerpt) </p> <div class="poem"> <p>Behold, the dark clouds melt away,<br /> That gathered thick at night, and hung<br /> So like a gloomy pall above the earth!<br /> Before thy magic touch, the world<br /> Awakes. The birds in chorus sing.<br /> The flowers raise their star-like crowns—<br /> Dew-set, and wave thee welcome fair.<br /> The lakes are opening wide in love<br /> Their hundred thousand lotus-eyes<br /> To welcome thee, with all their depth.<br /> All hail to thee, thou Lord of Light! </p> </div> <ul><li>Read <b><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Complete_Works_of_Swami_Vivekananda/Volume_5/Writings:_Prose_and_Poems/To_The_Fourth_of_July" class="extiw" title="wikisource:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 5/Writings: Prose and Poems/To The Fourth of July">the full poem</a></b> at <a href="/wiki/Wikisource" title="Wikisource">Wikisource</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Theme">Theme</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=To_the_Fourth_of_July&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Theme"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Swami_Vivekananda_Kashmir_Houseboat_1898.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Swami_Vivekananda_Kashmir_Houseboat_1898.jpg/220px-Swami_Vivekananda_Kashmir_Houseboat_1898.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Swami_Vivekananda_Kashmir_Houseboat_1898.jpg/330px-Swami_Vivekananda_Kashmir_Houseboat_1898.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Swami_Vivekananda_Kashmir_Houseboat_1898.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="241" /></a><figcaption>Swami Vivekananda in <a href="/wiki/Kashmir_Valley" title="Kashmir Valley">Kashmir</a> in 1898.</figcaption></figure> <p>The poem addresses and glorifies America's liberty. In the poem, Vivekananda used two different words: "freedom" and "liberty". The poem reflects the poet's powerful urge for liberty, and it has been described as a passionate utterance of his powerful longing for freedom.<sup id="cite_ref-Banhatti1995_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banhatti1995-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Swami_Vivekananda_in_Kashmir_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swami_Vivekananda_in_Kashmir-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to author Carebanu Cooper though, Vivekananda addressed the Fourth of July in this poem, but the poem presented "a blending of the concrete and the abstract responses to a national event and to eternal concepts."<sup id="cite_ref-ikashmir_Poems_written_by_Vivekananda_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ikashmir_Poems_written_by_Vivekananda-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In this poem, Vivekananda beholds the dark clouds are melting away, and a new day has come – a day of liberty. He also gives a detailed description of the bright new day.<sup id="cite_ref-Vedantadc_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vedantadc-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the last lines of the poem, he prays for "freedom" for every country, every man and woman of the earth.<sup id="cite_ref-Sarup_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sarup-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=To_the_Fourth_of_July&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Sarup-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sarup_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sarup_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=7aLEGhrJNkQC&pg=PA25"><i>Studies in Indian Poetry in English</i></a>. 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href="/wiki/The_Hymn_of_Samadhi" title="The Hymn of Samadhi">The Hymn of Samadhi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Sannyasin" title="The Song of the Sannyasin">The Song of the Sannyasin</a></i></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">To the Fourth of July</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nachuk_Tahate_Shyama" title="Nachuk Tahate Shyama">Nachuk Tahate Shyama</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Lectures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Buddhism,_the_Fulfilment_of_Hinduism" title="Buddhism, the Fulfilment of Hinduism">Buddhism, the Fulfilment of Hinduism</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Christ,_the_Messenger" title="Christ, the Messenger">Christ, the Messenger</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Religion_not_the_crying_need_of_India" title="Religion not the crying need of 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cha</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Foundations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advaita_Ashrama" title="Advaita Ashrama">Advaita Ashrama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belur_Math" title="Belur Math">Belur Math</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Math" title="Ramakrishna Math">Ramakrishna Math</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Math,_Mangaluru" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru">Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission" title="Ramakrishna Mission">Ramakrishna Mission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udbodhan" title="Udbodhan">Udbodhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vedanta_Society" title="Vedanta Society">Vedanta Society</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vedanta_Society_of_New_York" title="Vedanta Society of New York">New York</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Disciples<br />and friends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Monastic disciples</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shuddhananda" title="Shuddhananda">Shuddhananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Virajananda" title="Swami Virajananda">Virajananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swarupananda" title="Swarupananda">Swarupananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Paramananda" title="Swami Paramananda">Paramananda</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Other disciples<br />and friends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ajit_Singh_of_Khetri" title="Ajit Singh of Khetri">Ajit Singh of Khetri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alasinga_Perumal" title="Alasinga Perumal">Alasinga Perumal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Calv%C3%A9" title="Emma Calvé">Emma Calvé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Goodwin" title="J. J. Goodwin">J. J. Goodwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Wright" title="John Henry Wright">John Henry Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josephine_MacLeod" title="Josephine MacLeod">Josephine MacLeod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sara_Chapman_Bull" title="Sara Chapman Bull">Sara Chapman Bull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sister_Christine" title="Sister Christine">Sister Christine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sister_Nivedita" title="Sister Nivedita">Sister Nivedita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhayananda" title="Abhayananda">Abhayananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Hastie" title="William Hastie">William Hastie</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Memorials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Rock_Memorial" title="Vivekananda Rock Memorial">Vivekananda Rock Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Youth_Day_(India)" title="National Youth Day (India)">National Youth Day (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_Airport" title="Swami Vivekananda Airport">Swami Vivekananda Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_Road_metro_station" title="Swami Vivekananda Road metro station">Swami Vivekananda Road metro station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBD_Belapur" title="CBD Belapur">Swami Vivekanand Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekanandar_Illam" title="Vivekanandar Illam">Vivekanandar Illam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Setu" title="Vivekananda Setu">Vivekananda Setu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_statue" class="mw-redirect" title="Swami Vivekananda statue"><i>Swami Vivekananda</i> statue (Golpark, Kolkata)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/150th_birth_anniversary_of_Swami_Vivekananda" title="150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda">150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_Youth_Employment_Week" title="Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week">Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivek_Express" title="Vivek Express">Vivek Express</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Depictions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_(1955_film)" title="Swami Vivekananda (1955 film)">Swami Vivekananda</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bireswar_Vivekananda" title="Bireswar Vivekananda">Bireswar Vivekananda</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_(1998_film)" title="Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)">Swami Vivekananda</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Swamiji_(film)" title="Swamiji (film)">Swamiji</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Light:_Swami_Vivekananda" title="The Light: Swami Vivekananda">The Light: Swami Vivekananda</a></i> (2013)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Dramas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Biley_(drama)" title="Biley (drama)">Biley</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bireswar_(drama)" title="Bireswar (drama)">Bireswar</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Namesake<br />educational<br />institutions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Degree_College,_Kukatpally" title="Vivekananda Degree College, Kukatpally">Vivekananda Degree College, Kukatpally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Degree_College,_Puttur" title="Vivekananda Degree College, Puttur">Vivekananda Degree College, Puttur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Global_University" title="Vivekananda Global University">Vivekananda Global University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Institution" title="Vivekananda Institution">Vivekananda Institution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Kendra_Vidyalaya" title="Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya">Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Vidya_Mandir" title="Vivekananda Vidya Mandir">Vivekananda Vidya Mandir</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Books about</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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