New Delhi/Jammu. January 12 (Scoop News) -The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh while inaugurating the four year long celebrations of Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary in
In his speech Prime Minister said that Swami Vivekananda worked to instill pride in his countrymen in their cultural heritage. He tried to build a national consciousness that was modern, rational and universal.
He said that it was on a September day in 1893 that a young man from
Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago address is a proud moment in India’s history and it heralded the arrival of one of India’s greatest spiritual leaders on the world stage,Manmohan said
PM said,” it is a deep honour for me to be able to offer my homage to this great noble son of India, who by his words and his work inspired millions of people in our country as well as in foreign lands”.
He said that Swami Vivekananda’s dress was that of a Sanyasi; his calling was that of a religious leader and profound spiritual thinker. But he was not an ordinary man and his intellect and vitality would not allow him to be confined to a life of renunciation. Swami Vivekananda was always engaged with the people and he worked for their well-being and for their betterment. He travelled the length and breadth of the country and sought to enrich Indian religious thought by emphasizing the importance of work and commitment to the people in his teachings.
Vivekananda wanted every Indian to be proud of being an Indian and being capable of saying that every Indian is my brother or sister. His message broke through the shackles of caste and creed and spoke of a language of universal brotherhood.
Manmohan Singh said that a commemorative event to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is being planned to be held in
The Government of India has already approved a film on Swami Vivekananda by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust, he said.
It has also set up a National Committee under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister to guide the conduct of the commemorative events.
The committee has chalked out programmes including publication of his complete works, international conferences and seminars on his teachings, establishing chairs in universities, annual lectures and encouraging research in inter-faith dialogue.
PM also announced that government has approved in principle a grant of Rs. 100 crores for a “Value Education Project” of the Ramakrishna Mission. He said ,we sincerely hope that the project will help to inculcate in our children a moral compass and a value system that provides a bulwark against the tide of commercialism and consumerism that is sweeping our societies.
The Delhi Ramakrishna Mission organized the events jointly with a government-appointed national committee.
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