Kolkata: Ramakrishna Math and Mission authorities have urged people to blow conch shell at 3.30 pm on Tuesday to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's speech at the World parliament of Religions held at Chicago in 1893, where Swamiji, a young man of only 30 years then, rose to address the gathering at 3.30 pm.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will attend a function to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Chicago address at Belur Math on Tuesday afternoon. Swami Suvirananda, general secretary of the Order and Swami Balabhadrananda, assistant general secretary, will address the gathering. There will be a three-day celebration at Belur Math, where students and delegates will take part.
All the state-run, sponsored and aided schools and colleges in the state will hold meetings to commemorate the occasion. The state government will observe Sampriti week from September 12 to 19. Trinamool Chatra Parishad (TMCP) will organise an extempore competition among its members on Swamiji's Chicago lectures later this month.
Swami Vivekananda had given six lectures at the World Parliament of Religions which was held in Chicago as a part of the Columbian Exposition.
The exposition was held to celebrate Christopher Columbus' discovery of the United States in 1493.
Swamiji had addressed the gathering on September 11, 13, 15, 20, 26 and 27. He was undoubtedly the hero of the Parliament.