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Kali the Mother (1900) is an English book written by Sister Nivedita. Kali is a popular Hindu goddess who is considered to free her worshippers from fear (anxiety) and all troubles. In this book Nivedita celebrated this Indian goddess Kali.
The poem glorifies the goddess Kali, whom Hindus associate with empowerment. In this poem, Vivekananda is worshiping the terrible form of the goddess (Kali is portrayed mostly in two forms: the popular four-armed form and the ten-armed Mahakali form, the "terrible" form). In the poem, he shows how the whole universe is a stage for the goddess's ...
Her book Kali, the Mother influenced Abanindranath Tagore who painted Bharat Mata. [56] In 2010, the office of the board of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in Salt Lake City, Kolkata was named after Sister Nivedita. [57] The Sister Nivedita Academy, an institution dedicated to her memory has been established in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. [58]
Kali the Mother may refer to: Kali the Mother (book), a book written by Sister Nivedita; Kali the Mother (poem), a poem written by Swami Vivekananda
Pages in category "Books by Sister Nivedita" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Kali the Mother (book) M. The Master as I Saw Him;
Kali is then understood as "she who is the ruler of time", or "she who is black". [10] Kālī is the goddess of time or death and the consort of Shiva. [12] She is called Kali Mata ("the dark mother") and also kālī, which can be read here either as a proper name or as a description: "the dark (or black) one". [11]
In later years when Vivekananda went to the west to preach and teach Vedanta, in his letters to Sister Nivedita he would say that Mother was protecting him and giving him emotional support. He even said that "Kali worship is my special habit" and also clarified that he never preached Kali worship to anyone, as this worship was his secret. [14]
Swami Vivekananda requested Sister Nivedita to come to India. Responding to his call, Sister Nivedita (at that time Margaret Elizabeth Noble) came to India in January 1898. The main reason why Swamiji invited her was to spread education to the women of the country. When Nivedita informed Vivekananda about her planning, he felt very excited.