Swami Vivekananda
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National Youth Day: 5 reasons why Swami Vivekananda’s speech resonates
Meeta Chaitanya •Swami Vivekananda’s address at the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions earned him a standing ovation and established for times immemorial the absolute excellence of his speech
National Youth Day: Four things for which Swami Vivekananda is remembered
Saswat Panigrahi •Swami Vivekananda was the first religious leader of the world who used religion as a scientific experience
Seven decades of agitations and Sanatana way of conflict resolution
Sandeep Balakrishna •The history of independent India can be encapsulated in just four words — no decade of peace. In practical terms, it is the seven-decade history of agitations, to put it politely
Breaking India virus has upgraded itself, but Delhi is still using the old, almost expired antidote
Utpal Kumar •‘Breaking India 1.0 was aimed at poor people in the villages and trying to convert them, make them fight the system, etc. Breaking India 2.0, in sharp contrast, targets the children of the elites and brainwashes them,’ says Rajiv Malhotra
How Narendra Modi is invoking old civilisational spirit to build new, aspirational India
David Frawley •New India can be a new light for humanity, not just at political or economic levels, but also at a civilisational level extending to a universal vision
Off-centre | ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ and the persistence of the two-nation theory
Makarandrparanjape •Communalism is a double-edged sword. If allowed to go unchecked, it threatens to create two nations within the country, resulting in what is tantamount to a second partition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tributes to Vinoba Bhave on his birth anniversary
•PM Modi also recalled the 'special connection' 11 September has with Swami Vivekananda, noting that the renowned spiritual figure had delivered his famous speech in Chicago on this day in 1893
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla unveils first statue of Swami Vivekananda in Mexico
•Om Birla said that Swami ji's message and teachings to the humanity transcend geographical barriers and time. His message is for the entire humanity
India@75: How New India arising under Narendra Modi draws inspiration and guidance from Sri Aurobindo
David Frawley •Sri Aurobindo’s New India is one of economic abundance, military strength, diplomatic astuteness, scientific advancement, and a yogic unfoldment of our highest potentials
Yes, Hindus are idol worshippers: But what’s wrong with that?
Ashok Chowgule •The projection that the worship of the idol by Hindus is wrong has been going on for more than a couple of centuries