The Dattas were an affluent family located at 3, Gourmohan Mukherjee Lane, Simulia in North Calcutta. Rammohan Datta, the ancient patriarch and great grandfather of Vivekananda had built this palatial house and bequeathed it to posterity. Thereafter, his son, Durgacharan, after a lone issue in son, Vishwanath, took to sannyas (monasticism). Vishwanath grew up to be an attorney in the Calcutta High Court and gained eminence as a lawyer. He married Bhuvaneshwari Devi, the only daughter of Nandalal Basu, and the couple had ten children. The seventh child was the first surviving male child, our hero, Narendranath Datta, who became famous as the Swami Vivekananda.
After much prayer, fasts and vigils Narendranath was born to Bhuvaneshwari, in fulfilment of her vision of Lord Shiva who had promised to be born as her son, on the dawn of Makar Sankranti on the 12th of January, 1863. Vishwanath was ecstatic and lavished gifts on all who came to bless the son.
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