Sister Gargi

Sister Gargi
Sister Gargi
Born
Marie Louise Burke

June 23, 1912
United States
DiedJanuary 20, 2004(2004-01-20) (aged 91)
San Francisco, United States
NationalityAmerican
Other namesPravrajika Prajnaprana
Occupations
  • Nun
  • writer
  • researcher
Known forResearch on Swami Vivekananda

Sister Gargi (Bengali: [sister ɡaːrɡiː] ; June 23, 1912[1] – January 20, 2004), born Marie Louise Burke,[2] was a writer and an eminent researcher on Swami Vivekananda,[3] and a leading literary figure of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda movement.[4] Gargi was introduced to the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda movement in 1948 by Swami Ashokananda. She is known for her six-volume work, Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries.[5] Her New Discoveries are considered as indispensable for Swami Vivekananda research.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Library of Congress Authority Record : Burke, Marie Louise, 1912-2004". Library of Congress. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference hindu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  5. ^ "About the Author". Kalpa Tree Press. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  6. ^ Chaturvedi Badrinath (1 January 2006). Swami Vivekananda: The Living Vedanta. Penguin Books India. pp. 417–. ISBN 978-0-14-306209-7. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  7. ^ "New Discoveries". vivekananda.net. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

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