25.6.13

VIVEKANANDA WRITES AND INSPIRES US

LETTER NO.:38
Swami Vivekananda 
 Dear……………..,*

My child, what I want is muscles of iron and nerves of steel, inside which dwells a mind of the same material as that of which the thunderbolt is made. Strength, manhood, Kshatra-Virya + Brahma-Teja. Our beautiful hopeful boys — they have everything, only if they are not slaughtered by the millions at the altar of this brutality they call marriage. O Lord, hear my wails! Madras will then awake when at least one hundred of its very heart's blood, in the form of its educated young men, will stand aside from the world, gird their loins, and be ready to fight the battle of truth, marching on from country to country. One blow struck outside of India is equal to a hundred thousand struck within. Well, all will come if the Lord wills it.

Persevere on, my brave lads. We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough! . . . As soon as a man comes over to the West and sees different nations, his eyes open. This way I get strong workers — not by talking, but by practically showing what we have in India and what we have not. I wish at least that a million Hindus had travelled all over the world!

Yours ever with love,
VIVEKANANDA.


*[You may treat these letters as if addressed to you]

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
                [Volume-V; Epistles - First Series; Letter no.: LXVII]



14.6.13

NEWS: SWAMIJI150 CELEBRATION IN BANGLADESH

Swami Vivekananda's 150th Birth Anniversary was celebrated at Ramakrishna Ashrama, Dinajpur in Bangladesh. Here are some photos of the celebration.





8.6.13

NEWS: VIVEKANANDA POSTAL STAMP RELEASE AT COLOMBO

On the occasion of Swami Vivekananda's 150th Birth Anniversary a postal stamp was released by HE Mahinda Rajapakse, the 5th Executive President of Sri Lanka on 7th June at Temple Trees.

(Temple Trees is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Currently it is used it as the official residence by HE Mahinda Rajapakse, the 5th Executive President of Sri Lanka.) 
President of Sri Lanka and swamis of Ramakrishna Order.


First Day Postal Cover




3.6.13

NEWS: SWAMIJI150 CELEBRATION IN TAMIL NADU

Selvi J Jayalalithaa
On 8 April, Selvi J Jayalalithaa, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, announced the creation of higher research and education centres in the name of Swami Vivekananda in nine universities of Tamil Nadu, namely Madras University, Madurai Kamaraj University, Bharathiyar University, Bharathidasan University, Mother Teresa University, Alagappa University, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Periyar University and Tiruvalluvar University.

Selvi J Jayalalithaa

Ramakrishna Math, Mumbai organized a programme on 31 May in commemoration of the 120th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s historic voyage from the Gateway of India (Mumbai) to the West for participating in the Parliament of Religions at Chicago.

Sri Pranab Mukherjee, President of India; Sri K Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra; Sri L K Advani, former Deputy Prime Minister of India; Sri Manohar Joshi, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and some other dignitaries addressed the public meeting held at Mumbai University.
Two books brought out on Swamiji were released by Sri Sankaranarayanan.  Besides, a small programme was held at the Gateway of India.  Altogether about 1000 people attended the programme.