GS PAPER I: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

Context: Vice-President of Ramakrishna Math and Mission Swami Shivamayananda died at a city hospital due to COVID-19 related complications.

About Ramakrishna Mission

• It is a Hindu religious and spiritual organization, which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Movement or the Vedanta Movement.
• The mission is named after and inspired by the Indian saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and founded by Ramakrishna's chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on 1 May 1897.
• The organisation mainly propagates the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta–Advaita Vedanta and four yogic ideals– Jnana, bhakti, karma, and raja yoga.
• The mission bases its work on the principles of karma yoga, the principle of selfless work done with dedication to God.
• Vivekananda was greatly influenced by his guru (teacher) Ramakrishna.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/naredra-modi-mamata-banerjee-condole-death-of-swami-shivamayananda/article34801756.ece

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