The East and the West


The East and the West or Prachya o Paschatya is a book written by Swami Vivekananda. In this book Swami Vivekananda made a comparative study of eastern and Western cultures.

Synopsis

The book is divided into six chapters.
  1. Introduction
  2. Customs: Eastern and Western
  3. Food and cooking
  4. Civilisation in dress
  5. Etiquette and manners
  6. France — Paris
  7. Progress in Civilisation
Vivekananda told the culture, the social customs of India is quite different from the Western countries. He claimed that religion is the foundation of India.

Publication

This writing was first published in 1900-01 in the magazine Udbodhan in two different issues. Later in 1909, the writing was published as a book by the Vedanta Society in New York City.