Quite like how Swami Vivekananda enthralled the audience so many years ago in Chicago, chief minister Mamata Banerjee moved a packed Biswa Bangla Convention Centre on Wednesday, saying: "My sisters and brothers from the industry and the world of entrepreneurship, come and help us grow and transform the state further."
Swami Vivekananda - The Socialist, which was banned by the British government has been reprinted almost after a century.
Swami Vivekananda, one of India's most revered spiritual figures, is widely known for his transformative impact on modern Hindu thought and global spirituality.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday dedicated the 163rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda to the youth of the state and announced several initiatives for their upliftment.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner Ashwani Kumar, onSunday, paid homage to spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda on his birthanniversary and said he symbolises the spirit of youth.
His teachings have inspired generations to walk on the path of service and devotion to mankind.
Swami Vivekananda's concept of nature was of respect and reverence for the earth and for all that exists there. Prosperity, progress and happiness of every person, every society and every nation depend heavily on the bounty of nature. Her bounties and resources are, therefore, not for one's selfish exploitations. These are to be shared by all creations
Seeds of such truths were sown by Sri Ramakrishna in Swamijis fertile brain which was a stickler for truth. They were gradually germinating to take concrete forms. For instance, when he heard from him that seva is spiritually more efficacious for man than daya as a means for spiritual growth, he immediately absorbed it and decided to make its idea the pivot of Ramakrishna Mission
Yesterday, Om Birla unveiled a bust of freedom fighter Dr. Pandurang Khankhoje at Chapingo University in Mexico. Birla also visited Chapingo University, the oldest agricultural university in Latin America.
Droupadi Murmu is a former Governor of Jharkhand and a former Odisha minister.
