In memory of 125th year of the Chicago speech of Swami Vivekananda, hundreds of school and college students, besides intellectuals, participated in a rally in Puri on Tuesday. With banners and posters on hands, the participants covered many parts of the city to recall the historic day of Swami on the American soil.
With various stanzas of speech inscribed on the banners, the students encircling the city spread the messages of unity, universality, fraternity, bravery and truthfulness etc.
Puri branch of Ramakrishan Mutt organised the rally in memory of the great saint in the world religious congregation held on September 11,1893 in Chicago.
“On this very day 125 years ago, Swamiji presented his historic speech in the world religion conclave. He gave himself the identity of an Indian. Calling brothers and sisters to all present in the conclave, Swamiji gave India recognition,” said Swami Apteswaranandaji Maharaja of Ramakrishna Mutt.
The motive of rally in the pilgrim city is to recall the historic moment of Swamiji’s speech in Chicago, he informed. Among others who joined the rally include Ayurveda Professor Dr Jaganandhu Mishra, Satya Narayan Mishra, Sukant Mohanty and Dibankar Tripathy, besides saints and sadhus of the mutt.
The students Gopabandu Ayurvedica College, Jaganath Veda Karmakanda Mahavidyalaya, Surajamahal Saha College and Biswambar Vidyapitha were the participants in the rally.