New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday recalled Swami Vivekananda's historic speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, saying its spirit has the potential to create a more equitable, prosperous, and inclusive world. Vivekananda's speech, which is deeply considered Hinduism and Indian culture, was widely praised and is still echoed today.
Recalling Swami Vivekananda’s iconic 1893 speech at Chicago, which beautifully demonstrated the salience of Indian culture. The spirit of his speech has the potential to create a more just, prosperous and inclusive planet. https://t.co/1iz7OgAWm3
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 11, 2021
PM Modi tweeted, "Recalling Swami Vivekananda’s iconic 1893 speech at Chicago, which beautifully demonstrated the salience of Indian culture. The spirit of his speech has the potential to create a more just, prosperous, and inclusive planet.'' Union Home Minister Amit Shah also recalled Swami Vivekananda's speech and tweeted, "Today is the 128th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda Ji's historic speech in Chicago. This speech that introduces the world to India's culture is a source of inspiration for us. I urge the youth to read Swami Ji's speech and contribute to nation-building.''
स्वामी विवेकानंद जी के शिकागो में ऐतिहासिक भाषण की आज 128वीं वर्षगांठ है। विश्व को भारत की संस्कृति से परिचित कराने वाला यह भाषण हमारे लिए प्रेरणास्रोत है।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 11, 2021
मैं युवाओं से आग्रह करता हूँ कि स्वामी जी के भाषण को पढ़ें व राष्ट्रनिर्माण में अपना योगदान दें। https://t.co/yhND0GuqGN
The speech was started by Swami Vivekananda with 'My American Sisters and Brothers' and then he expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Hindus at the beginning of the speech. He said at the beginning of the speech, "My heart is filled with joy with this warm and grand welcome of yours and I thank you on behalf of the world's oldest saint tradition. I thank you on behalf of the mother of all religions and express my gratitude to you on behalf of millions of Hindus of all castes, sects.
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