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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. This book contains lectures that were given by Swami Vivekananda during his travel from Colombo to Kolkata, and from there to Almora. What a marvellous orator Swami Vivekananda was! When he spoke amidst a huge audience, he had the power to inspire each and everyone in the crowd. On his journey from Colombo to Kolkata, and then from there to Almora, he had delivered electrifying lectures at various places, stirring the Indian masses from their age-long siesta. These made the people aware of the greatness of their own culture and glorious heritage, and the distinctive role they ought to play as far as the world peace and amity was concerned by the diffusion of spiritual ideas. In this book the reader can get a glimpse of what India stands for and where its true strength lies. The book is a collection of thirty intriguing and inspiring lectures. In January 1897, Vivekananda reached Colombo, a part of the then British Ceylon where he stayed for four days. During one of his lectures, the opening words "The time is short and the subject is vast" had deep impact on the young minds. Five months later in June, he reached Almora after extensively travelling through the north Indian states. Sister Nivedita very aptly said, '...Had he not lived, texts that today will carry the bread of life to thousands might have remained the obscure disputes of scholars. He taught with authority, and not as one of the pandits. For he himself had plunged to the depths of the realisation which he preached.' Summary of the Book In the year 1987, Swami Vivekananda landed in Colombo, traveled to Calcutta, and then to Almora. During this passage, he had delivered many moving and inspiring speeches in many places. These lectures awoke the people of India who were slowly becoming aware of the greatness of their culture and heritage. They also realized the role that they were meant to play in bringing about world peace. They were made to realize that harmony could be brought about through the distribution of spiritual ideas. This book will give readers an idea of where India stands and where its true strength lies. The book comprises of thirty informative and inspiring lectures that are meant for those who want to understand the glory of Indian culture and civilization. About Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk, public speaker, Vedanta philosopher, Yoga practitioner and the chief disciple of the saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. He is best remembered as the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission and the Ramakrishna Math and for his speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893, introducing the West to Hinduism. Named Narendra Nath Datta at birth by his aristocratic Bengali parents in Calcutta, he is considered a patriotic saint for propagating the message of Vedanta in the west through hundreds of speeches and lectures. His works are still read by millions of followers even today. Some of his other books are: Sangeet Kalpataru, Karma Yoga, Lectures from Colombo to Almora, Raja Yoga and Vedanta Philosophy: An address before the Graduate Philosophical Society of Harvard University.