Question

Who among the following participated in the Parliament of Religions held at Chicago in 1893?
1. Dayananda Saraswati
2. Swami Vivekananda
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Raja Rammohan Roy
5. None of the above / More than one of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Swami Vivekananda

The correct answer is Swami Vivekananda.

• Swami Vivekananda was a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna.
• He founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.
• Swami Vivekananda is best known for his speech which began with the words Sisters and brothers of America.
• In this speech, he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.
• Maharaja Ajit Singh of Khetri from Rajasthan was a good friend of Swami Vivekananda and sponsored his Chicago trip to the world religious parliament.

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• Karma Yoga, Works Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, and Jnana Yoga are the important works by him.
• Vivekananda established Vedanta Societies in San Francisco and New York and founded a shanti ashrama in California.
• Vivekananda's birthday on 12 January is celebrated as "National Youth day.