18th Century Revolts And Reform
Swami Vivekananda's contribution to society and educating masses is through following ways:I. Condemned caste system and current rituals and superstitionsII. Criticized for having lost touch with rest of world and for becoming stagnant and mummifiedIII. Subscribed to Vedanta which he considered fully rational system
It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas
It represented the purified form of Hinduism
It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
It supported and worded for the cause of western education