Ramakrishna Mission Ashram in Rajkot celebrates inter-faith harmony

Rajkot (Gujarat), Jul 02 (ANI): On 11th of September in year 1893, an ardent disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Swami Vivekananda, addressed the first parliament of world's religions to thundering applause. The speech of Swami Vivekananda still echoes in the corners of World's congress auxiliary building in Chicago, where the world bowed to India, a nation that gave space for people of all religions to flourish and prosper. To commemorate the 125th anniversary of this legendary speech given by Swami Vivekananda at Chicago, a seminar on Inter- Faith harmony for a Global Civilization was organized in the western Indian city of Rajkot in Gujarat. The event called upon the representatives from all the religious communities residing in India to discuss ways to bring global peace. Inaugurated by the Governor of the state, Shri. O.P Kohli, the event was also a prelude to the Parliament of World's religions to be held at Toronto in the month of November this year. It was one of the large