vivekanand
... The exhibition, which will remain open till February 17consists of 40 multicoloured panel portraits depicting the ideas of Swami Vivekanand on spirituality. ... Bhupinder Singh of Plant Breeding Deptartment who said "Swami Vivekanand was a ‘yug purash’ of the 19th century, who represented the whole Hinduism about which the major religions of the world were unaware. ... The aim was to educate the students about the life and teachings of Swami Vivekanand. Two executive members of the Vivekanand Study Circle were the chief guests. ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Address Commemorated Ludhiana Tribune, October 7,2002 The Swami Vivekanand Study Circle, Ludhiana, today held a function at the auditorium of the Government College for Boys, Ludhiana, to celebrate the 109th anniversary of Swami Vivekanand’s address at the World Parliament of Religions in the USA in 1893. Swami Brahmishanand, secretary, Rama Krishna Mission, Chandigarh, who presided over the function, said: “What Vivekanand maintained then holds true rather his words of wisdom are more relevant in the present troubled times. ... Tracing his life history, Swamiji said how Vivekanand displayed traits such as courage, sympathy for the poor and his supreme thirst for knowledge since his childhood. ... Talwar, the founder general secretary, also spoke of greatness of Vivekanand and how his whole life was motivated by his high ideals.