Swami Vivekananda rose to international fame with his iconic speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago on September 11, 1893. Beginning with the words, "Sisters and Brothers of ...

(RNS) — The first that the vast majority of turn-of-the-20th-century Americans heard of Swami Vivekananda ... the World’s Religions in 1893 in Chicago. Vivekananda captivated his audience ...

Vivekananda, whose given name combines the Sanskrit words for “conscience” and “bliss,” was 30 years old when he traveled to Chicago to ... was meant to be.” Swami Sarvapriyananda ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The words of a landmark speech about tolerance delivered on Sept. 11, more than 100 years before the infamous terror attacks in 2001, are the focus of ...

The 1893 voyage from Japan to Chicago alongside Swami Vivekananda profoundly shaped Jamsetji Tata's vision. At the time, Swamiji was preparing to introduce the Western world to Indian spiritualism.