Ideas of Swami Vivekananda still Relevant: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi

Ideas of Swami Vivekananda still Relevant: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi

Guwahati, Sept 11: State’s Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi stressed that the solemn ideas of Swami Vivekananda are still relevant in present day society and Ramakrishna Mission has been carrying forward this spirit of enlightenment all over the world for more than hundred years of its existence and creating awareness among the people of all classes particularly among less privileged.

The Governor said this while attending a public meeting at the Vivekananda Hall of Ram Krishna Mission, Guwahati on Tuesday which was held to mark the beginning of the celebrations of 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s epoch-making speech delivered at the World Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893.

The Governor said that Swami Vivekananda through his speech played an important role in introducing Hinduism to the western world. His historic speech in Chicago on September 1893 delivered with crisp logic and scientific insight, attracted attention worldwide. The speech earned him a two-minute standing ovation from the present dignitaries and the title of ‘the cyclonic monk of India’. Though the speech was delivered 125 years ago it is relevant even today, the Governor professed.

Prof Mukhi further said, “Swami Vivekananda’s historic speech delivered at the Parliament of the World’s Religions is etched in our memories. The issues addressed in the speech by Vivekananda, the meaning of religion and the importance of restoring peace and harmony in the world, are values that children today need to inculcate.”

The meeting was also attended by Secretary of the Mission Swami Atmashuddhananda, Swami Achyuteshananda, Diganta Biswas Sarma, Dean of Arts, Gauhati University, Prof Amalendu Chakraborty along with a host of devotees and other dignitaries.

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