Special coaches exhibit facets of Vivekananda’s life

Haridwar, November 24
Be it the historic “Sisters and brothers of America….” speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda at the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago in 1893 or that the great philosopher was well versed in classical music, both vocal and instrumental, one can get to know about several facets of Swami Vivekananda’s life at a single place in Haridwar.

Special two air-conditioned coaches run by the Indian Railways on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda were opened to the public at platform no. 9 here today.

The coaches, which will remain stationed at the platform till November 28 in Haridwar, which is the 13th destination of this exhibition train in the northern region. This express exhibition commenced on October 7 from Delhi Cantonment and Varanasi will be its last destination, where it will reach on the New Year’s Eve.

The coaches exhibit a large collection Swami Vivekananda’s rare pictures, write-ups, teachings and life details, etc.

According to the railway officials, the motive behind running this exhibition train is to bring Swami Vivekananda, who was instrumental in the revival of Hinduism in modern India and introduction of Hindu philosophy of Vedanta and yoga to the Western world, closer to the younger generation.

Swami Nitya Sudhanand, general secretary of Ramkrishan Paramhans Mission, urged people to have a glimpse of the great philosopher’s life, who instilled feelings of patriotism in people and preached communal harmony. “We are in constant touch with different schools and educational institutions to draw more and more students to this exhibition train, as they are the future of the country and will benefit immensely from knowing about Swami Vivekananda’s life and his teachings,” said Swami Nitya Sudhanand.