Herein the readers will find his life described in a short compass, without sacrificing the essential details. This is a masterly presentation of his life from the pen of a scholar of repute. A worthy book for all those who want to study Vivekananda in brief without loosing the crucial aspects of his life. Ever since it was first published in the year 1964 it has undergone twenty four re-prints..such is the popularity of the book.