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1907 book by Sister Nivedita

Cradle Tales of Hinduism
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Author	Sister Nivedita
Language	English
Publisher	Longmans
Published in English	1907
Pages	332 pages (paperback)
ISBN	81-85301-93-X

Cradle Tales of Hinduism (1907) is a collection of stories by Sister Nivedita. It is an introduction to Hindu mythology; the stories come from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana and other Hindu sources and are presented as they were told in Indian nurseries.

Background

Nivedita travelled to India in 1898. Josephine MacLeod, a friend and devotee of Swami Vivekananda asked him how best she could help him and got the reply to "Love India". Nivedita wanted to interpret Indian culture to the Western world and so wrote this book.

Stories

Stories include–

Story of Shiva
Story of (Brahma)
Story of Rama
Story of the great snake
Story of Prahlada
Story of Dhruva etc.
Story of Sati
Story of Nala and Damayanti
Throne of Vikramaditya

References

Cosmo Publication (1 May 2002). Eminent Orientalist: Indian, American and European. Cosmo Publications. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-81-7755-027-6. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
Author's Preface to Cradle Tales of Hinduism: The book is described as "a collection of genuine Indian nursery-tales".
G. S. Banhatti (1 January 1995). Life And Philosophy Of Swami Vivekananda. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-81-7156-291-6. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
"Cradle Tales of Hinduism". vedanta.com (website). Retrieved 12 October 2012.
Nivedita (1917). Cradle Tales of Hinduism. unknown library. Longmans, Green.

External links

Full book in Archive.org

Sister Nivedita (of Ramakrishna–Vivekananda)

Influences

Literary works

Lifetime publications	Kali the Mother The Web of Indian Life Cradle Tales of Hinduism An Indian Study of Love and Death The Master as I Saw Him Notes of some wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda Select essays of Sister Nivedita Studies from an Eastern Home
Posthumous publications	Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists Footfalls of Indian History Religion and Dharma

Foundations

Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Sister Nivedita Girls' School

Memorials

Nivedita Setu
Sister Nivedita Academy

In popular culture

Bhagini Nivedita (1962 film)

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