Question

Who founded several vedanta societies in the west?

Answer 1

The first Vedanta Society, the Vedanta Society of New York, was founded by Swami Vivekananda in November 1894.[2] Vivekananda later on asked Swami Abhedananda to lead the organization in 1897.[3]Many of the existing Vedanta Societies are affiliated, either formally or informally, with the Ramakrishna Order, the monastic order, which led to the formation of Ramakrishna Mission.