write a report on celebriting of 125 th vivekananda spech at the parliament of world's religions?
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Some outlines on the 125th celebration of Swami Vivekanand speech at Chicago are mentioned below:
Vivekananda was a Hindu spiritual leader. He was born in calcutta in 1863 and his given name was Narendranath Datta. He was a devout follower of Ramakrishna. Vivekananda is credited with combining Hindu spiritualism and Western progress. He was a staunch believer in modernising Hinduism and eliminating many social evils present in the then Hindu customs.He joined the Brahmo Samaj and dedicated himself to eliminating child marriage and illiteracy . He also was determined to spread education among the women community . He also promoted Vedanta philosophy in the United States and England. He is also the founder of Ramakrishna mission.
In 1893, he appeared as spokesman for Hinduism at the world's parliament of religion. He is best known for the speech that he presented at this event in Chicago. He began his speech with a bow to Lord Saraswati and a salutation," Sisters and brothers of America!". For the salutation,he got a standing ovation from the crowd. In his speech ,he greeted the congregation on behalf of "the most ancient order of monks in the world ,the Vedic order of sanyasis, a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance".
According to Shailendra Nath, he said that Swami Vivekananda's speech was short but it voiced the spirit of the parliament. After this speech , Vivekananda gained wide recognition and attention in the press with many newspapers praising him on his oratorical skills. The press called him "the cyclonic monk from India". The New York Critique wrote, "He is an orator by divine right, and his strong, intelligent face in its picturesque setting of yellow and orange was hardly less interesting than those earnest words, and the rich, rhythmical utterance he gave them". The New York Herald noted, "Vivekananda is undoubtedly the greatest figure in the Parliament of Religions. Such reviews on his speech got him attention and recognition which gave him a pedestal to spread his philosophy and ideology of Hinduism further into the western world.
At the closing ceremony of the parliament of world religions, Swami Vivekananda stressed on world harmony and peace. He emphasized on how religions must coexist with one another and preserve their own individuality and grow according to their own law. He prayed for assimilation among all religions and not separation. This speech made by Swami Vivekananda is still considered one of the most iconic speech in the world for its message on a peaceful and harmonious coexistence among all religions And even after 125 years of this speech in Chicago , the meaning of the message still echoes throughout all religions of the world.