Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre in Mysuru on August 1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre in Mysuru on August 1. The memorial is located at the site where Swami Vivekananda stayed during his 1892 visit to the city.
Why it matters
The inauguration highlights the cultural and historical significance of Swami Vivekananda's legacy in Karnataka and involves high-level political participation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Smaraka) in Mysuru on August 1 at 3.30 p.m., marking an important milestone in commemorating Swami Vivekananda’s historical association with the city of Mysuru.
Swami Gautamananda Maharaj, president, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, will attend while Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will be the guest of honour.
The memorial has been built at the site of Niranjana Math (Old Anathalaya) on N.S. Road, where Swami Vivekananda stayed during his visit to Mysuru as a wandering monk in November 1892. He was invited by the then Dewan of Mysore, Sir K. Sheshadri Iyer, who met him in Bengaluru. According to Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru, Swami Vivekananda later became a “state guest” of Maharaja Sri Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, who also provided financial assistance for his journey to the U.S. to participate in the Parliament of Religions in Chicago.
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