150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary year is January 2013—January 2014. The event will no doubt be celebrated by many organizations and lakhs of people all over India and in many other parts of the world. The Government of India itself may make it a national celebration. The celebration organized by Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, however, has certain unique features. In the first place, we have planned a series of service programmes as a prelude to the actual birth anniversary celebration. We are taking up, from 2010 itself, certain important service projects which were dear to the heart of Swami Vivekananda...........

Swami Vivekananda needs no introduction, for his is a household name in India. Swamiji was one of the greatest spiritual leaders of the modern world, a great lover of humanity whose unconditional love extended to all people without any distinctions of caste, class, creed, race, region or religion. Swami Vivekananda...

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The Celebration Swami Vivekananda’s actual 150th birth anniversary year is January 2013—January 2014. The event will no doubt be celebrated by many organizations and lakhs of people all over India and in many other parts of the world. The Government of India itself may make it a national celebration. The celebration...

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Our Appeal From the above it is clear that the service projects we have taken up in connection with the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda are bound to bring about, at least in a limited area of Indian society, a radical transformation from poverty to prosperity, from Ill-health...

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For some specific projects approved by the Government, such as Value Education projects, Integrated Child Development Project etc, the financial assistance of the Government of India is available. But for the rest of the projects, especially those concerning cultural and spiritual matters, we have to depend on public...

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Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh formally inaugurated the projects

To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Mission is organizing various projects – for integrated child development, for the improvement of children’s health by eliminating malnutrition, for empowerment of women, and for alleviating poverty. Besides,...

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ARISE, AWAKE! Malaysian postal stamp released

The Malaysian postal stamp released on August 2, 2011 by Revered General Secretary Maharaj Swami Prabhanandaji to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Read More →

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Awakening India 2013 Sarada Children’s Forum Vedic Chanting Awakening India 2013 Read More →

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Yoga, meditation and new age fads have become a multi-million dollar industry. But few who practice these philosophies know that one Indian man first introduced Eastern philosophy to a Western audience back in the late 19th Century. Swami Vivekananda, whose 150th anniversary is being celebrated in India, is also widely...

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Dear Friends, The year-long festivity in connection with the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was inaugurated by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India, at Swamiji’s Ancestral House, Kolkata, on 18 January 2013 at 10.30 a.m. On 20 January 2013, another programme was held at Belur Math premises...

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On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Math (Yogodyan) Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 54 is launched a unique mobile tableau named“Shashwata Bharat” (depicting Indian Spiritual & Cultural Heritage from Vedas to Sri Ramakrishna) to spread the eternal message of Swami Vivekananda...

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