Alasinga Perumal
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Alasinga Perumal was an ardent supporter of Swami Vivekananda
and a propogator of vedanta. Besides helping sponsor Vivekananda's journey to USA, he started the magazine Brahmavadin, which would later inspire Vedanta Kesari
.
Alasinga Perumal belonged to Mandayam Iyengar
family from Karnataka. He was born
at Chikkamagalur in the year 1863. His father Chakravarti Narasimhacharya was a
Tengalai Sri Vaishnavite and he migrated to Madras in search of a job. Young
Alasinga grew up at Triplicane near Parthasarathi temple and finished his
education and became a teacher at Pachayyappa' s High School at Madras. He rose
to the position of the Head Master of the school. One day Alasinga requested his master Swami Vivekananda
to go to America and participate in the World Religious Conference to be held at Chicago, as suggested by the Maharajas of Mysore, Ramanad and Khetri. The Swamiji agreed to this suggestion and Alasinga and his friends decided to collect the required amount through public donation. He died on May 11, 1909 when he was just forty four years old.
The following passage illustrates Vivekananda's feelings towards Alasingachar:
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda , born Narendranath Dutta , was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission...
and a propogator of vedanta. Besides helping sponsor Vivekananda's journey to USA, he started the magazine Brahmavadin, which would later inspire Vedanta Kesari
Vedanta Kesari
Vedanta Kesari is a spiritual and cultural monthly in English being published from Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, since 1895.-History:...
.
Alasinga Perumal belonged to Mandayam Iyengar
Iyengar
Iyengar or Ayyangar is a caste given to Hindu Brahmins of Tamil origin who follow the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Sri Ramanujacharya. They are found mostly in Tamil Nadu as they are generally native to the Tamil Nadu state of the Republic of India...
family from Karnataka. He was born
at Chikkamagalur in the year 1863. His father Chakravarti Narasimhacharya was a
Tengalai Sri Vaishnavite and he migrated to Madras in search of a job. Young
Alasinga grew up at Triplicane near Parthasarathi temple and finished his
education and became a teacher at Pachayyappa' s High School at Madras. He rose
to the position of the Head Master of the school. One day Alasinga requested his master Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda , born Narendranath Dutta , was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission...
to go to America and participate in the World Religious Conference to be held at Chicago, as suggested by the Maharajas of Mysore, Ramanad and Khetri. The Swamiji agreed to this suggestion and Alasinga and his friends decided to collect the required amount through public donation. He died on May 11, 1909 when he was just forty four years old.
The following passage illustrates Vivekananda's feelings towards Alasingachar: