The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Smaraka) on N.S. Road in Mysuru which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 1.
| Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Smaraka) in Mysuru on August 1 at 3.30 p.m., marking an important milestone in commemorating Swami Vivekananda’s historical association with the city of Mysuru.Swami Gautamananda Maharaj, president, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, will attend while Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will be the guest of honour.The memorial has been built at the site of Niranjana Math (Old Anathalaya) on N.S. Road, where Swami Vivekananda stayed during his visit to Mysuru as a wandering monk in November 1892. He was invited by the then Dewan of Mysore, Sir K. Sheshadri Iyer, who met him in Bengaluru. According to Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru, Swami Vivekananda later became a “state guest” of Maharaja Sri Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, who also provided financial assistance for his journey to the U.S. to participate in the Parliament of Religions in Chicago.
Swami Muktidananda, president, Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru, (centre) addressing presspersons in Mysuru on Tuesday (July 28).
