While Vivekananda, during his lifetime, had talked on a wide spectrum of themes such as philosophy, religion, sociology, music and architecture, Eknath Ranade in his compilation limited the coverage to Vivekananda’s writings related to India’s ancient heritage, the reasons that led to its decline to the present state and the ways and means to reattain the past glory.
He then took the initiative first to install a tablet on the Vivekananda Rock, Kanyakumari, and then published the book, a selection of Vivekananda's writings, titled Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation, in Calcutta as a personal tribute. Ranade who had widely read the works of Vivekananda was deeply influenced by his teachings. Golwalkar, the second ' Sarsanghchalak' (Supreme chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh requested Ranade to take up the responsibility to establish the Vivekananda Rock Memorial. The year 1963 was celebrated as his birth centenary year and numerous initiatives were taken all over India. Swami Vivekananda was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on 12 January 1863.