Who established the Ramakrishna Mission?

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The correct answer is Swami Vivekananda.

Key Points

Swami Vivekananda was born on 12th January, 1863 in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He died in 1902.
His original name was Narendranath Datta.
He was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, thinker, and patriot.
He was the founder of the Ramkrishna Mission.
He introduced the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the world.
In 1893 he gave his famous speech to the World's Parliament of Religions also known as the Chicago speech.
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