The Monk as Man explained

The Monk as Man
Author:	Shankar
Title Orig:	অচেনা অজানা বিবেকানন্দ
Orig Lang Code:	Bn
Country:	India
Language:	Bengali English
Genre:	Biography
Published:	2003
English Pub Date:	2011
Media Type:	Print

The Monk as Man: The Unknown Life of Swami Vivekananda or Achena Ajana Vivekananda is a book about Swami Vivekananda written by Shankar. In this book, Shankar discussed many unknown events of Vivekananda's life.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Synopsis

Swami Vivekananda's personal life's troubles, anxiety, his health, diseases, intimate side of him —these are the main topics of the book. In this book, Shankar portrayed "The Monk" as "a man". The book is divided into five chapters (except "Foreword" and "Acknowledgement")—

1. A Monk and His Mother: this chapter discusses Vivekananda's relation with his mother, how he remained faithful to his mother always
2. Emperor, Monk and Cook in One: Vivekananda was a good cook always. This chapter discusses his cooking skill;
3. The Monk Who Loves Tea
4. Swamiji's Health
5. Thirty-nine Years, Five Months, and Twenty-four Days

Publication

The books were first published in Bengali as Achena Ajana Vivekananda in November 2003 by Sahityam. Penguin Books translated and published the book in English in 2011. As of 2011, more than 100,000 copies of the Bengali version of the book were sold.^[4] The Bengali version of the book was a best-seller even in March 2014.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Spiritual master Swami Vivekananda was a foody: loved ice cream and dal. 24 November 2015. MeriNews.
2. News: An Unfamiliar Vivekananda: The Monk As Man. 24 November 2015. The Times of India.
3. News: Achena Ajana Vivekananda review. Anandabazar Patrika. 28 November 2004.
4. Web site: The Monk as Man: The Unknown Life of Swami Vivekananda. Caravan Magazine. 24 November 2015.
5. Web site: Bestseller list.