Commemorating Vivekananda’s 1893 speech, Modi said in his address, “Just with a few words, a youngster from India won over the world and showed the world the power of oneness. Swami Vivekananda was the chief disciple of 19th century mystic and yogi Ramakrishna Paramhansa. But he is best known for his famous 1893 speech where he introduced Hinduism to the Western world in Chicago. In his speech, Vivekananda touched upon the fact that though people may follow different religions, yet all paths eventually lead to god. Subhas Chandra Bose called Vivekananda “the maker of modern India” and Mahatma Gandhi credited Vivekananda’s with increasing his “love for his country a thousandfold”.

Source: Hindustan Times September 11, 2017 06:45 UTC