EDUCATIONAL THOUGHTS OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM INTRODUCTION India has had from time immemorial a strong sense of cultural unity. Swami Vivekananda was the one who revealed the true foundations of this culture and was able to define and strengthen the sense of unity as a nation. He gave Indians proper understanding of their country’s great spiritual heritage and thus gave them pride in their past. He pointed out to the Indians the drawbacks of western culture and the need for India’s contribution to overcome these drawbacks. Thus he made India a nation with global mission. Swamiji strengthened India’s nationalist movement by implanting a sense of unity, pride in the past and sense of mission. Several eminent leaders of India’s freedom movement have acknowledged their indebtedness to him. Jawaharlal Nehru, the fi...