In today’s India, the scene that presents itself before any impartial observer is a welter of conflicting ideologies amidst drift and restlessness. In such a situation, the youth of the country are restive. They seek an answer. Swami Vivekananda’s words, touching upon every facet of our national life, provide answers to questions that agitate both the individual and society. Vivekananda's words are as pertinent today as when they were uttered more than a hundred years ago and his words carry an appeal not just to the people of India, but to the nation of humankind. The book published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, is a compilation of short excerpts taken from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda arranged under the following headings: Faith and Strength Powers of the mind Man: The Maker of his Destiny Education and Society Serve Man as God Religion and Ethics India: Our Motherland Other Exhortations The first third of the book presents a brief life of Swami Vivekananda.

Tamil Original: Sri Ramakrishna Vijayam Tamil Magazine Published by Sri Ramakrishna Math Chennai. The following pictorial stories are included in this book: 1. Kunkiliya Kalaya Nayanar 2. Murthi Nayanar 3. Chandesvara Nayanar 4. Appar and Sambandhar 5. Sambandhar and Mangayarkkarasi 6. Kalikama Nayanar 7. Somasi Mara Nayanar 8. Kochengat Chola Nayanar 9. Cheraman Perumal Nayanar 10. Cheraman Perumal Nayanar and Sundarar 11. Sundaramurti Nayanar 12. Sundarar and Paravai Nachiyar 13. Kundaiyur Kizhar and Sundarar 14. Manickavachakar 15. Varaguna Pandyan 16. Chenthanar 17. Sivabhakta Dasimaiyya 18. Saga Pushpadanta 19. Gurunamasivaya 20. Nambiandar Nambi and Saiva Sciptures