Mamata pledges to carry forward Vivekananda's message

Listing the number of steps taken by her government to inculcate Swami Vivekananda's vision among the youth, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said "we are committed to carry forward his message of peace and unity".
On the eve of the 153rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Banerjee wrote on her Facebook wall, "tomorrow is Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary. His life, work and vision is our inspiration and we are committed and proud to carry forward his message of universal brotherhood, peace, unity and development of humanity.
"Swami Vivekananda occupies a place of immense pride, dignity and respect in our hearts. He continues to be our guiding force, our torch-bearer to the future," she wrote.

Born on January 12, 1863, as Narendranath Dutta, Swamiji's birthday is celebrated as the country's National Youth Day and is commemorated with youth conventions, seminars on yoga, sports and other cultural activities.
"This year, we are celebrating 'Vivek Chetana Utsav' commemorating his birth anniversary in a befitting manner across all blocks, sub-divisions, districts, municipalities, municipal corporations from January 10-January 12," she wrote.
Banerjee also stated that it was her government which granted autonomy and special status to Ramakrishna and Sarada Mission educational institutions, which are associated with Swami Vivekananda's ideology to impart education and foster character building.
"Vivek Tirtha, a Centre for Human Excellence coming up as a replica of the famous Art Institute of Chicago, is being set up on five acres of land in New Town given by our government. We have also allocated Rs 10 crore to start work of this centre of international excellence," she wrote in her Facebook post.