Sister
Nivedita
Bhagini
(Sister) Nivedita born 28 October 1867 was a Scots-Irish social worker, author,
teacher and a disciple of Swami Vivekananda. She spent her childhood and early
days of her youth in Ireland. From her father, and her college professor, she
learned many valuable lessons like – service to mankind is the true service to
God. She worked as school teacher and later also opened a school. She was
committed to marry a Welsh youth who died soon after their engagement. She
carried on her life. Sister Nivedita met Swami Vivekananda in 1895 in London
and traveled to Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), India in 1898. Swami
Vivekananda gave her the name Nivedita (meaning "Dedicated to God")
when he initiated her into the vow of Brahmacharya on 25 March 1898. In
November 1898, she opened a girls' school in Bagbazar area of Calcutta. She wanted
to educate those girls who were deprived of even basic education. During the
plague epidemic in Calcutta in 1899 Nivedita nursed and took care of the poor
patients. This great woman took her last
breath on 13 October in 1911.
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