First of all the book gives us a different side of the great swami. One who hasn't read any other books or doesn't have any background of who swami is would be misguided by this book verbally.
The book shows the struggle of the great sage, his cons, his non-extraordinary actions and day to day habits. It doesnt enlighten us with the great activites the gems that swami has contributed. I guess the author delibrately left out the main things to portray other side of swami.

Sankar's well researched and well written book chronicles the extra-ordinary life of Swami vivekananda,the monk who mesmerised the whole world with his wonderful oratory and wisdom and gave wings to the indian philosophy. lesser known aspects of vivekananda's life, like his obsession with chain smoking, his culinary interests and his tryst with malodies have been detailed in length in this biography.Sankar brings into light vivekananda's intense attachment with his mother. Author depends both...

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I felt very happy after reading this book. Swamy Vivekananda is the person who blossomed the whole world about our flower HINDUISM. The book provides spiritual awareness among the readers. thank u flipkart.

his complete family description is given . including mother and 15 siblings

Full Life of great swami vivekanda..I recommend every indian must want to read this book, we will get lot of informations for our really life by reading this type of Books..
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This book gave a peek into so many different aspects of the great man. His penchant for cooking, the foodie that he was, the description of his mother, the history of his family and the detailed description of the last part was absolutely unknown to me. I loved the book. I agree the editing could have been better as some anecdotes and facts were repeated; am sure by mistake.

The book is about personal struggle of Swami Vivekanand. One can easily understand that even the great persons have endless struggles in their lives.

We in India have heard, read about Swami Vivekananda and his genius since childhood. Have you ever wondered about - how was he as a person, what hardships he had to face in his life, the food he loved, did he face any health issues? If this part of Swamiji's life interests you then you need to read Shankar's book - The Monk As Man. Apart from these facts, I also found reasons why Swami Vivekananda was accepted wholeheartedly by the people in US and Europe. Many of them became his admirers and...