Swami Vivekananda
Q. Regarding whom are the following statements true?
1) He was trained in Hindustani Classical music and was an accomplished pakhawaj player.
2) The very first book he wrote was on the subject of music.
3) His spiritual prowess too was well known.- Published on 05 Jul 16a. Aurobindo Ghosh
b. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Rabindranath Tagore
ANSWER: Swami Vivekananda
- Swami Vivekananda was not only a good singer but was also an accomplished pakhawaj player.
- Swamiji’s profound spiritual prowess, his singular erudition, elocution and charm is more talked about than his unquestionable musicality.
- Not only was he a performer himself, the very first book he wrote was on the subject of music.
- He was trained in Hindustani Classical music, and it is said that towards the latter part of his life, at dawn he would tune his tanpura and sing a dhrupad composition by Tansen in the Raga Ahir Bhairav to awaken the other ashram-dwellers of the Belur Math.
