Vivekananda’s Historic Visit to Be Celebrated
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vivekananda’s Historic Visit to Be Celebrated

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Mahbub College management committee, in collaboration with Sri Ramakrishna Math, is organising a grand event on February 13 to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s first visit to Hyderabad. Swami Bodhamayananda from Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad, along with senior monks from various cities, will deliver messages to inspire society, especially the youth, said P.L. Swami Vivekananda visited Mahbub College on February 13, 1893, engaging with the people of Hyderabad before embarking on his journey to Chicago. Srinivas highlighted that the event would be a moment of inspiration for thousands of students from Swami Vivekananda Institute of Technology, Bolton School and the degree college.

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Swami Vivekananda’s visit to Belagavi recalled
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Swami Vivekananda’s visit to Belagavi recalled

The Hindu  

Rich tributes were paid to Swami Vivekananda by various organisations, students unions, schools and colleges, Karnatak University and Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashram on his 163rd birth anniversary in Dharwad on Sunday. At an event in JSS college, JSS secretary Ajit Prasad recalled Swami Vivekananda’s words that conquering oneself can lead to conquering the world. BJP district president Subhash Patil spoke of …

College in Guntur organises national integration walk on Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

College in Guntur organises national integration walk on Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary

The Hindu  

A national integration walk was organised here on Sunday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, which is also the National Youth Day. The event, known as ‘Darga to Durga’, was the 14th held by Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology and saw the participation of around 2,000 students, who walked 33 km to showcase unity and national …

CM Revanth, Union ministers to attend event of Swami Vivekananda
2 months, 2 weeks ago

CM Revanth, Union ministers to attend event of Swami Vivekananda

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP senior leader and Mahbub College chairman P.L. Srinivas said that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan would participate in a special programme on February 13 to mark the 132nd anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s historic visit to the college. Srinivas said Union minister G. Kishan Reddy, Union minister of state Bandi Sanjay Kumar, state …

Swami Vivekananda death anniversary 2024: 10 inspiring quotes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Swami Vivekananda death anniversary 2024: 10 inspiring quotes

India Today  

Swami Vivekananda, born on January 12, 1863, was a spiritual leader and reformer in India who significantly influenced the country's socio-religious landscape. Swami Vivekananda's teachings continue to inspire millions of people around the globe. Swami Vivekananda reminded us that true understanding and wisdom often come through challenging experiences. Swami Vivekananda's teachings continue to resonate with people around the world, offering …

At Vivekananda-related colleges, academics split over PM Modi’s ‘meditation’
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At Vivekananda-related colleges, academics split over PM Modi’s ‘meditation’

The Hindu  

Academics associated with the Ramakrishna Mission — founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897 — are divided over Prime Minister Narendra Modi sitting for meditation, like the monk, at Kanyakumari, with some calling it a “cheap” stunt and some others supporting him. Retired professor Achintyam Chatterjee, who taught political science at the same college and is now a guest teacher there, …

Swami Vivekananda death anniversary: Inspirational quotes to remember
2 years, 8 months ago

Swami Vivekananda death anniversary: Inspirational quotes to remember

India Today  

The foremost follower of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, is still regarded as one of India's greatest spiritual figures. He established Hinduism's position as one of the major world religions in the latter half of the 19th century. Vivekananda's enlightening remarks on spirituality and patriotism have influenced the nation's youth. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES TO REMEMBER: 1.

Swami Vivekananda Birth Anniversary: 10 Quotes From Swamiji’s 1893 Chicago Speeches
3 years, 2 months ago

Swami Vivekananda Birth Anniversary: 10 Quotes From Swamiji’s 1893 Chicago Speeches

ABP News  

New Delhi: Swami Vivekananda, then an unknown monk from India, captivated the American audience when he shared his spiritual insight at the World Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893. Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago speeches, it is believed, ushered in a new era in the understanding of Indian religious thoughts in the West. He began his first speech with “Sisters …

Swami Vivekananda's 158th birth anniversary: Inspiring quotes and teachings
4 years, 2 months ago

Swami Vivekananda's 158th birth anniversary: Inspiring quotes and teachings

India Today  

Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta on January 12, 1863, in an aristocratic family of North Calcutta. Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary is also observed as National Youth Day in India. On the 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, - This Vivekananda Jayanti, there’s a creative effort on the NaMo App that lets you share his thoughts and a personalised message. …

Amit Shah reaches Bengal to take stock of BJP's poll campaign, visits Swami Vivekananda's birthplace
4 years, 3 months ago

Amit Shah reaches Bengal to take stock of BJP's poll campaign, visits Swami Vivekananda's birthplace

Firstpost  

The home minister, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda and hailed him for taking India’s culture and ethos to the world Kolkata: Home Minister Amit Shah visited the birthplace of Swami Vivekananda in north Kolkata on Saturday morning and said that the ideals of the 19th-century icon are more relevant in the …

Why the 1893 speech of Swami Vivekananda is relevant to this day
4 years, 6 months ago

Why the 1893 speech of Swami Vivekananda is relevant to this day

Op India  

We saw how much power can be achieved in just five words when Swami Vivekananda stood up to respond to the warm reception he received at the first World’s Parliament of Religions held in Chicago on the 11th of September 1893. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now.” …

IIT Bombay students protest against desecration of Swami Vivekananda’s statue by JNU students
5 years, 4 months ago

IIT Bombay students protest against desecration of Swami Vivekananda’s statue by JNU students

Op India  

On Monday night, students of IIT Bombay held protests against the vandalism of soon-to-be inaugurated statue of Swami Vivekananda on JNU campus last week. A PhD scholar at the IIT Bombay spoke about how Swami Vivekananda’s biography played an important part in him taking up science. Emphasising on what happened in JNU to be morally, ethically unacceptable to students across …

When Vivekananda reconstructed Hinduism
6 years, 5 months ago

When Vivekananda reconstructed Hinduism

The Hindu  

AS I sit down to write my column for Frontline, I am overwhelmed by a sense of urgency to catch up with news from 125 years ago. Exactly 125 years ago, on September 19, 1893, Swami Vivekananda spoke on Hinduism at the Chicago Parliament of Religions. A third possible explanation may be that Vivekananda’s Chicago speech marked the beginning of …

9/11, the day when Swami Vivekananda introduced Hinduism to the West: Read his full speech here
6 years, 6 months ago

9/11, the day when Swami Vivekananda introduced Hinduism to the West: Read his full speech here

India Today  

Before the day of 9/11 became a blotch on the world calendar in 2001, back in 1893, the day of September 11 embarked the feeling of love, harmony and brotherhood when Swami Vivekananda addressed the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago. Full text of Swami Vivekananda's Chicago address Today is the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's speech at the …

PM Modi addresses students on 125th anniversary of Vivekananda’s Chicago speech: Highlights
7 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi addresses students on 125th anniversary of Vivekananda’s Chicago speech: Highlights

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday pinned his hopes on the youth power steering the nation towards job creation, cleanliness and social change during his address to the students’ convention on the theme of ‘Young India, New India’, on occasion of 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago address and Pt. ■ Swami Vivekananda said that only rituals will …

Read the full text of Swami Vivekananda’s historic speech in parliament of the world's religions in Chicago
7 years, 6 months ago

Read the full text of Swami Vivekananda’s historic speech in parliament of the world's religions in Chicago

India TV News  

As Prime Minister Modi is ready to address the nation on 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s historic speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, the city pays a silent tribute to the Hindu monk. On 125th anniversary of his great speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, let’s recall the complete text of the address. Here's …

Remembering Swami Vivekananda: Timeline of spiritual guide who inspired generations
9 years, 2 months ago

Remembering Swami Vivekananda: Timeline of spiritual guide who inspired generations

India Today  

A simple boy from an aristocratic family of North Calcutta, Narendranath Dutta, more commonly known as Swami Vivekananda, grew up to inspire generations and became the spiritual guide for an entire nation and even beyond. He met Debendranath Tagore, founder of the Brahmo Samaj and father of Rabindranath Tagore, in 1880 When he asked Tagore if he had seen God, …

From Vedas to Vivekananda, India’s culture is rich: Modi
9 years, 4 months ago

From Vedas to Vivekananda, India’s culture is rich: Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that from the Vedas to Swami Vivekananda, India has a rich cultural history and that the sage is the soul of India. “From the Vedas to Vivekananda, India’s culture is rich,” Mr. Modi said after unveiling a statue of Swami Vivekananda at the Ramakrishna Mission in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, on the …

Swami Vivekananda “ Prime Minister Narendra Modi's source of inspiration
10 years, 8 months ago

Swami Vivekananda “ Prime Minister Narendra Modi's source of inspiration

India TV News  

Swami Vivekananda “ Prime Minister Narendra Modi's source of inspiration It's no secret that Swami Vivekananda is perhaps the biggest source of inspiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In most of his interviews, you can see the statue of Swami Vivekananda placed somewhere in the “I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance …

Ramdev narrates his ordeal: UK immigration officers detained me for 8 hours saying there was a red alert
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Ramdev narrates his ordeal: UK immigration officers detained me for 8 hours saying there was a red alert

India TV News  

"They first kept me waiting on a chair for three hours outside the Immigration room, and then took me inside and asked me to sit in a room for more than four hours. Throughout the wait, I asked the immigration officers to at least let me know if I had committed mistakes, but they remained silent. "I also showed the …

Vivekananda’s 120-year-old 9/11 speech
11 years, 8 months ago

Vivekananda’s 120-year-old 9/11 speech

Live Mint  

The current issue of Intelligent Life, the culture-technology-lifestyle sibling of The Economist, poses the question “What was the greatest speech ever?” Six writers were asked to give their choices. Mark Tully, BBC’s former bureau chief for India, has chosen Swami Vivekananda’s speech at the first World’s Parliament of Religion in Chicago in 1893. Picks by the others include Abraham Lincoln’s …

Indian American youths trace Vivekanada footsteps in US
11 years, 8 months ago

Indian American youths trace Vivekanada footsteps in US

India TV News  

Washington, Jul 16: A group of Indian American youths including students and young professionals are marking the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda by visiting places in US that is associated with the spiritual leader. According to a statement by the Hindu Swyamsevak Sangh of US that is facilitating the trips under a project named “Vivekananda Express,” will take the …

Schools, colleges gear up for Vivekananda fete
11 years, 8 months ago

Schools, colleges gear up for Vivekananda fete

The Hindu  

Speaking from a chariot in the Gita fashion…It gives a zest to the speech and strength to what I am going to tell you…We want to work out great things in India…For that I require your help…Spread ideas – go from village to village, from door to door, then only there will be real work…: Swami Vivekananda The Ramakrishna Mutt …

Modi starts his Kolkata visit on holy note
11 years, 11 months ago

Modi starts his Kolkata visit on holy note

India TV News  

Kolkata, April 9: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday started his day here by visiting Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Belur Math. Modi, who will address around 800 representatives from the business community, has been invited by the MCC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Indian Chamber of Commerce and Bharat Chamber of Commerce. "Got the opportunity to visit Ganga Maa where …

Remembering Vivekananda
12 years, 2 months ago

Remembering Vivekananda

The Hindu  

THIS nation has distinctive ways of celebrating its heroes. Speaking before an English audience in London in 1896, Vivekananda was thus heard to say: “One defect in the Advaita was its being worked so long on the spiritual plane only..now the time has come to make it practical.” However, that metaphysical truth could turn quite meaningless when entirely divorced from …

Vivekananda restored confidence in a shaken nation: President
12 years, 2 months ago

Vivekananda restored confidence in a shaken nation: President

India TV News  

Kolkata, Jan 18: Hailing Swami Vivekananda as the one who brought back self-confidence in a shaken nation through his teaching and philosophy, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday said the monk would continue to be relevant for as long as the march of civilisation continued. In an extempore speech after inaugurating Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary celebrations at his ancestral house in …

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