The Cast
Samrat Chakrabarti
Swami Vivekananda is brought to life by the New York actor Samrat Chakrabarti, who not only looks like Swami Vivekananda but is also Bengali and was raised in England and the US. His film credits include Midnight’s Children, the highly acclaimed The War Within, Bombay Summer, and Ashes. Chakrabarti has also appeared in numerous television productions, including 30 Rock, Blue Bloods, Law & Order, The Sopranos, Love Money, Homeland, Outsourced, Mr. Robot, and a recurring popular role in Damages opposite Ted Danson.
Mary Martella
Producer + Editor
The story of Swami Vivekananda is narrated by acclaimed Philadelphia stage and screen actress Mary Martella.
Interviews
Swami Sarvapriyananda
Minister, Vedanta Society of New York
Celebrated Monk of the Ramakrishna Order, Minister of the Vedanta Society of New York, and living Vivekananda.
Ruth Harris
Author and Professor, All Souls College, Oxford University
Historian at All Souls College College, Oxford University, and author of The World’s Guru on Swami Vivekananda.
Al Bardach
Author and Journalist
NY Times columnist and acclaimed author who has written numerous articles on Swami Vivekananda for the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
Swami Sarvadevananda
Author and Monk of the Ramakrishna Order
Phil Goldberg
Author and Historian
Author of American Veda and historian of the journey of Indian wisdom in America.
Jeffrey Long
Author and Professor, Elizabethtown College
Author of Hinduism in America and a Professor at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Pravrajika Geetaprana
Nun of the Ramakrishna Order
An American Nun of the Ramakrishna Order and the Curator and Custodian of Ridgely Manor.