Editing Swami Vivekananda (section)

===Education {{anchor|Early and college education}}===
In 1871, at the age of eight, Narendranath enrolled at Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's [[Vidyasagar College|Metropolitan Institution]], where he went to school until his family moved to [[Raipur]] in 1877.{{sfn|Banhatti|1995|p={{page needed|date=August 2020}}}} In 1879, after his family's return to Calcutta, he was the only student to receive first-division marks in the [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College]] entrance examination.{{Sfn|Banhatti|1995|p=4}} He was an avid reader in a wide range of subjects, including philosophy, religion, history, social science, art and literature.{{Sfn|Arrington|Chakrabarti|2001|pp=628–631}} He was also interested in [[Hindu texts|Hindu scriptures]], including the [[Vedas]], the [[Upanishads]], the [[Bhagavad Gita]], the ''[[Ramayana]]'', the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' and the [[Puranas]]. Narendra was trained in [[Indian classical music]],{{Sfn|Sen|2003|p=21}} and regularly participated in physical exercise, sports and organised activities. He studied Western logic, [[Western philosophy]] and [[History of Europe|European history]] at the [[Scottish Church College, Calcutta|General Assembly's Institution]] (now known as the Scottish Church College).{{Sfn|Sen|2006|pp=12–14}} In 1881, he passed the [[Fine art|Fine Arts]] examination, and completed a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1884.{{Sfn|Sen|2003|pp=104–105}}{{Sfn|Pangborn|Smith|1976|p=106}} Narendra studied the works of [[David Hume]], [[Immanuel Kant]], [[Johann Gottlieb Fichte]], [[Baruch Spinoza]], [[Georg W. F. Hegel]], [[Arthur Schopenhauer]], [[Auguste Comte]], [[John Stuart Mill]] and [[Charles Darwin]].{{Sfn|Dhar|1976|p=53}}{{Sfn|Malagi|Naik|2003|pp=36–37}} He became fascinated with the [[evolutionism]] of [[Herbert Spencer]] and corresponded with him.{{Sfn|Prabhananda|2003|p=233}}{{Sfn|Banhatti|1995|pp=7–9}} He translated Spencer's book ''[[iarchive:in.ernet.dli.2015.272074|Education]]'' (1861) into Bengali.{{Sfn|Chattopadhyaya|1999|p=31}} While studying Western philosophers, he also learned Sanskrit scriptures and [[Bengali literature]].{{Sfn|Malagi|Naik|2003|pp=36–37}}

[[William Hastie]] (the principal of Christian College, Calcutta, from where Narendra graduated) wrote of him: "Narendra is really a genius. I have travelled far and wide but I have never come across a lad of his talents and possibilities, even in German universities, among philosophical students. He is bound to make his mark in life".<ref>{{cite book|title=Concise Encyclopaedia of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9dNOT9iYxcMC&pg=PA1066|page=1066|editor1=K.R.Gupta|editor2=Amita Gupta|publisher=Atlantic|year=2006|isbn = 978-81-269-0639-0}}</ref> He was known for his prodigious memory and speed reading ability, and a number of anecdotes attest to this.{{sfn|Banhatti|1995 |pp=156, 157}} Some accounts have called Narendra a ''shrutidhara'' (a person with a prodigious memory).<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/swami-vivekanandas-114th-death-anniversary-lesser-known-facts-about-this-monk-327208-2016-07-04 Swami Vivekananda's 114th death anniversary: Lesser known facts about the spiritual leader]. ''India Today''. 4 July 2016.</ref>