On January 12, 1863, Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendra Nath Datta into an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family in Kolkata. As he became a disciple of Swami Ramkrishna Paramhansa, the saint of Dakshineshwar, he renounced worldly pleasures and became a sanyasi for the service of humanity.
He became well-known for putting Indian philosophies of Vedanta and yoga on the world map. Through his speeches and lectures, Vivekananda tried to awaken the religious consciousness among people and also uplift the downtrodden using the principles of practical Vedanta. It was with his iconic speech at World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 that he gained wider recognition as he touched upon topics like universal acceptance, tolerance, and religion. The speech also got him a standing ovation at the parliament.
Today is his 157th birth anniversary, which is also celebrated as National Youth Day .
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Dear Applets, Listen to the beautiful, powerful, and extremely motivating speech in Swamiji's own voice, the Chicago speech in 1893... https://youtu.be/WIOtnn6meWA
On January 12, 1863, Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendra Nath Datta into an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family in Kolkata. As he became a disciple of Swami Ramkrishna Paramhansa, the saint of Dakshineshwar, he renounced worldly pleasures and became a sanyasi for the service of humanity. He became well-known for putting Indian philosophies of Vedanta and yoga on the world map. Through his speeches and lectures, Vivekananda tried to awaken the religious consciousness among people and also uplift the downtrodden using the principles of practical Vedanta. It was with his iconic speech at World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 that he gained wider recognition as he touched upon topics like universal acceptance, tolerance, and religion. The speech also got him a standing ovation at the parliament. Today is his 157th birth anniversary, which is also celebrated as National Youth Day . #appleglobalschool #beanapplet #swamivivekanandajayanti2021 #nationalyouthday https://youtu.be/WIOtnn6meWA Dear Applets, Listen to the beautiful, powerful, and extremely motivating speech in Swamiji's own voice, the Chicago speech in 1893... https://youtu.be/WIOtnn6meWA
