{"product_id":"swami-vivekananda-the-feasting-fasting-monk-9780143450467","title":"Swami Vivekananda: The Feasting, Fasting Monk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat did Swami Vivekananda recommend about the eating of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhich of these did Swamiji enjoy the most: his mother's \u003ci\u003echorchori \u003c\/i\u003e(a mixed vegetable delicacy), his father's pulao or his own \u003ci\u003ekhichuri\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas he fond of spicy food, sweets, or ice cream?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuring his days of hunger and want, for how many days at a stretch did Swamiji have to go without food? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the last 150 years, writings on Swami Vivekananda's culinary interests have intrigued a wide spectrum of people across the world. This includes hitherto unknown stories of his spreading the art of making pulao and khichuri along with his propagation of the Vedas, in the United States of America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile many thinkers wonder at Swamiji's immense enthusiasm for teaching Indian cooking, yet it is not quite clear why no complete book about our culinary-enthusiast monk Vivekananda has ever been published in any language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwami Vivekananda: The Feasting, Fasting Monk\u003c\/i\u003e is the humble, illumination of a thousand faceted diamond by Sankar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Penguin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143450467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Sankar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41839566946485,"sku":"9780143450467","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_45bbe9df-6faf-4d46-a2fa-63b45aad31ae.jpg?v=1646730453","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/swami-vivekananda-the-feasting-fasting-monk-9780143450467","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}