INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first Vedanta Society, the Vedanta Society of New York, was founded by Swami Vivekananda in November 1894 on his first trip to the West. In 1897 Vivekananda sent Swami Abhedananda to lead the organization.

Detailed explanation-2: -In November 1894, Vivekananda established the first Vedanta Society in two rented rooms at 54 West 33rd Street in Manhattan, New York City.

Detailed explanation-3: -On his return to India with a small group of Western disciples in 1897, Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission at the monastery of Belur Math on the Ganges (Ganga) River near Calcutta (now Kolkata).

Detailed explanation-4: -history of new religious movements Chicago and then founded the Vedanta Society in New York City.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vedanta Society of Northern California (sfvedanta.org) was founded in 1900 by Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda, along with his brother disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, also founded the Ramakrishna Mission in India. Sri Ramakrishna was Swami Vivekananda’s Guru and learned Advaita Vedanta from Tota Puri.