Swami Vivekananda was the first to infuse the spirit of revolt into the Indian mind; revolt not only against political subjugation, but against all kinds of social evils and exploitation. He was also the first to give the call to work among the asses where the real power of the nation lay. Prof Hiren Mukherjee deals with the subject 'Vivekananda and Indian Freedom' in a refreshing way by delving into history and bringing out facts often under-rated, if not altogether ignored.
I am the thread that runs through all these pearls, and each pearl is a religion or even a sect thereof. Such are the different pearls, and God is the thread that runs through all of them; most people, however, are entirely unconscious of it.
-Swami Vivekananda