Influence
Sister Nivedita remains one of the most influential woman figures of India. Her book Kali, the Mother influenced Abanindranath Tagore who painted Bharat Mata. In 2010 office of the board of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in Salt Lake, Kolkata has been named after Sister Nivedita. In Chennai, Tamil Nadu, an academy Sister Nivedita Academy, an academy dedicated to Sister Nivedita has been established. Several schools and colleges have been named after her. In 1968 Indian Government issued a postal 4.06 x 2.28 cms stamp in her memory.
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