Swami Nikhilananda [SEP] educated at
in 1895 in Durga pur village in present Bangladesh (British India) , and had his education in the University of Calcutta.
As a graduate he chose the profession of journalism. He then joined the Indian freedom movement and was incarcerated for a period in a British prison camp.
As a boy, through his pious parents, he became acquainted with the teachings of Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda. These teachings made an indelible impression on his young mind and brought him in touch with the direct disciples of Ramakrishna. He was
" (1942) (translation from Bengali by Swami Nikhilananda; Ed. Joseph Campbell and Margaret Woodrow Wilson, translation assistants – see preface; foreword by Aldous Huxley)
External links.
- Swami Nikhilananda
- Talks of Swami Nikhilananda (Audio) at Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York
- Approaches to the Upaniṣads: Swami Nikhilananda's "The Upanishads"