Selvi J Jayalalithaa |
On
8 April, Selvi J Jayalalithaa, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, announced the
creation of higher research and education centres in the name of Swami
Vivekananda in nine universities of Tamil Nadu, namely Madras University,
Madurai Kamaraj University, Bharathiyar University, Bharathidasan University,
Mother Teresa University, Alagappa University, Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Periyar University and Tiruvalluvar University.
Selvi J Jayalalithaa |
Ramakrishna
Math, Mumbai organized a programme on 31 May in commemoration of the 120th
anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s historic voyage from the Gateway of India
(Mumbai) to the West for participating in the Parliament of Religions at
Chicago.
Sri Pranab Mukherjee, President
of India; Sri K Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra; Sri L K Advani,
former Deputy Prime Minister of India; Sri Manohar Joshi, former Chief Minister
of Maharashtra, and some other dignitaries addressed the public meeting held at
Mumbai University.
Two
books brought out on Swamiji were released by Sri Sankaranarayanan. Besides, a small programme was held at the
Gateway of India. Altogether about 1000
people attended the programme.
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