Bharath is a nation, where such great people are found every where in the country. That is why Hindusthan is known as "Karma Bhoomi". Government should declare his birthday as "Youth Day" and inspire many youths to promote Swamy's speeches and way of life.
Those writing trash here abt swamiji should first read his biography especially his speeches in US and Europe. The message is so genuine you would melt. Message is so straight forward and upright, all culprits would shiver. His oratory is so superior even a master in English literature would be envious. His popularity was so high, if he could and would have ran for a MP election in US he would have been the first MP of Indian origin in US. He was simply light-years higher than any one commenting here.
the land Bharat has produced now and then. Nothing more nothing less. I see in him hope , strength and optimisim of a hindu icon. Let us move on, and strenthen his mission, and strive hard to steer clear of sectarian and sickular forces.
Re: My inspiration
by kopparapu rao on Jan 13, 2012 05:03 PM
For you information and correction. Swami Vivekananda Was not born in Kolkota but in Cuttack in Orissa
Re: My inspiration
by Abhik RayChaudhury on Jan 13, 2012 10:38 PM
Vivekananda was a true son of India. He happened to be a Bengali, that's all. One look at the pathetic state of Bengal and bengalis post independence makes one wonder how great souls like him or Pamakrishna happened to be there in the first place!
Re: Re: My inspiration
by Rajiv Shivashankar on Jan 14, 2012 02:50 PM
Bengal a hundred years back was te centre for India's renaissance. It was a state rich with intellectuals and dedicated individuals. The CPM changed all that. Now Bengal cries under the yoke of a population that talks of its heritage, but follows no known idealogy. The revival of Bengal is near, and it will wash away both the CPM and the TMC. Congress has ceased to be even a bit player in Begla politics, so we will see the rise of a new group, devoid of the rubbish we see now, fearless and world beaters.
Re: Re: Re: My inspiration
by Abhik RayChaudhury on Jan 14, 2012 10:25 PM
I certainly hope you are right. Every race/region declines eventually, but then should rise again at some point. Bihar is an example, as it seems the state is rising gradually with infrastructure and else far better than that of Bengal. Bengal is the new Bihar (of the past).
Re: Re: Re: My inspiration
by Abhik RayChaudhury on Jan 14, 2012 10:26 PM
I certainly hope you are right. Every race/region declines eventually, but then should rise again at some point. Bihar is an example, as it seems the state is rising gradually with infrastructure and else far better than that of Bengal. Bengal is the new Bihar (of the past).
Re: Re: Re: Re: My inspiration
by Jonathan Rice on Jan 16, 2012 10:03 AM
As an American who has lived a total of 11 years in Kolkata, I have to say that in spite of everything, this is the best city of India. Yes, the CPIM degraded W.B. horribly. But there were other factors as well. During the East Pak war of 1971, Kolkata was suddenly swamped with 5 or 6 million refugees. This was unmanageable and disastrous. If this had happened to Delhi or Bangalore, it would have sunk those cities as well. This was not the fault of anyone in WB. It was the fault of Pakistan for attacking and slaughtering their own countrymen, who had to flee across the border to survive.
W.B. is degraded, but we still have India's smartest people, the best poets, writers, musicians and artists. Bengalis can converse intelligently on almost any subject. (I should know: I'm married to a Bengali). A typical Hindu Bengali knows more about Christianity than most Christians know, and has a wide grasp of world politics, economics, etc...
Bengal is rising again. Give us another decade and you'll be amazed at how we have risen like a Phoenix from the ashes.
Re: Re: Re: Re: My inspiration
by Jonathan Rice on Jan 16, 2012 10:04 AM
As an American who has lived a total of 11 years in Kolkata, I have to say that in spite of everything, this is the best city of India. Yes, the CPIM degraded W.B. horribly. But there were other factors as well. During the East Pak war of 1971, Kolkata was suddenly swamped with 5 or 6 million refugees. This was unmanageable and disastrous. If this had happened to Delhi or Bangalore, it would have sunk those cities as well. This was not the fault of anyone in WB. It was the fault of Pakistan for attacking and slaughtering their own countrymen, who had to flee across the border to survive.
W.B. is degraded, but we still have India's smartest people, the best poets, writers, musicians and artists. Bengalis can converse intelligently on almost any subject. (I should know: I'm married to a Bengali). A typical Hindu Bengali knows more about Christianity than most Christians know, and has a wide grasp of world politics, economics, etc...
Bengal is rising again. Give us another decade and you'll be amazed at how we have risen like a Phoenix from the ashes.
Re: Re: Re: Re: My inspiration
by Jonathan Rice on Jan 16, 2012 10:05 AM
As an American who has lived a total of 11 years in Kolkata, I have to say that in spite of everything, this is the best city of India. Yes, the CPIM degraded W.B. horribly. But there were other factors as well. During the East Pak war of 1971, Kolkata was suddenly swamped with 5 or 6 million refugees. This was unmanageable and disastrous. If this had happened to Delhi or Bangalore, it would have sunk those cities as well. This was not the fault of anyone in WB. It was the fault of Pakistan for attacking and slaughtering their own countrymen, who had to flee across the border to survive.
W.B. is degraded, but we still have India's smartest people, the best poets, writers, musicians and artists. Bengalis can converse intelligently on almost any subject. (I should know: I'm married to a Bengali). A typical Hindu Bengali knows more about Christianity than most Christians know, and has a wide grasp of world politics, economics, etc...
Bengal is rising again. Give us another decade and you'll be amazed at how we have risen like a Phoenix from the ashes.
Re: Any attempt - even the flimsiest - to get
by piri on Jan 12, 2012 11:20 PM
foreign lands that they accuse of ‘mocking’ them. And to perhaps escape from their guilt at their eternal attempts to keep trying to have the cake and eat it too, they seek to pass on that guilt by shouting out loud about ‘disloyalty’ by other sections of Indians and by their clumsy attempts at presenting themselves as ‘true patriots’ with exclusive claims to possessing ‘nationalist pride’. Little wonder then that there is a very large section of gold-diggers such as N.Modi who see those with the inferiority complex as their ‘precious private constituency’ !
Swami Vivekananda, the incomparable seeker of truth and knowledge, did in his short lifespan what many philosophers and intellectuals who lived twice as long failed to do. His voice was a clarion call for an entire nation in one of the most tumultuous periods in its history. More than any of the numerous freedom fighters who were his contemporaries or lived after him, it was he who succeeded in engendering the idea in common natives that they belong to a great civilization and that they could one day reclaim that status. It was the Swami who brought for the fledgling modern nation of India awe and heightened interest in western minds. His life and work continue to fascinate and inspire discerning Indians more than a century after his passing.
What then is the association between these two figures given their great differences? What is the idea behind juxta
Re: Re: Any attempt - even the flimsiest - to get
by piri on Jan 12, 2012 11:21 PM
juxtaposing those who cannot be juxtaposed at all??
Given the complete disconnect between the politician Modi and the phenomenon that was the Swami, it becomes apparent that Mr.Shekhar first looked for an opportunity to promote Modi in yet another manner, found the occasion of the Swami’s anniversary to his liking and promptly seized the ‘chance’ !!
Re: Re: Re: Any attempt - even the flimsiest - to get
by Deep on Jan 12, 2012 11:42 PM
Dont see everything through the prism of politics. You cannnot blame N Modi or his followers for bringing up the topic of Swami Vivekananda. At least N Modi is doing the right thing by reminding us about him. Now see on the other hand what Congress has done or doing on this day. On one hand you see 100 cr rupees spent on celebrating every Rajiv Gandhi's birthday but no mention of Swamiji at all by them. BJP is what it is today only because of appeasement politics of Congress and nothing less.
