Hinduism at a Glance

Author :- Swami Nirvedananda 

Publishers :-  Secretary Ramakrishna Mission Calcutta Students’ Home Belgharia, Kolkata- 700056, West Bengal

Hinduism is one of the major religions of the world. Its followers, numbering nearly four hundred millions, dwell in India and they are known as Hindu.  India has been the motherland of Hinduism for a long time. Hinduism composed on a numerous scriptural texts. Hinduism at  Glance is a broad outline of the prominent features of this religion. It presents its essential contents in a nutshell, and aims at acquainting the busy reader with all that Hinduism stands for, and that as quickly as possible. Hinduism at a Glance allows the readers to understand the basics concepts underlying Hinduism. 

About the author – Swami Nirvedananda

Swami Nirvedananda born under the native name of Surendranath Mukherjee on 19th July in the year 1893 at Bowbazar area in Calcutta was a brilliant scholar, an eminent writer, a profound thinker and an eloquent orator. He was a great educationist in India whose roles were the implementation of the educational ideas set forth by Swami Vivekananda. Swami Nirvedananda educational background consisted of BSC in Physics in 1913 from Presidency College, Calcutta and M.A in English in 19