THE BOY BILEY

THE BOY BILEY ... 1

Swami Vivekananda was born to Vishwanath Datta and Bhuvaneshwari Devi in North Kolkata on 12 January, 1863. He was named Vireshvar which to his friends became Biley. Biley was a hyperactive child bubbling with energy. Two nurses were employed to look after him. He was a born leader and led his friends in games. He played King and Court with his mates in the large courtyard of his house. One day he fell from the short staircase there and badly hurt himself above the eye. He bled profusely for long which reduced his spiritual power to an extent as his spiritual master Sri Ramakrishna later said. 

Written by Sugata Bose