Remembering Swami Vivekananda at 150: Interfaith Then and Now

Friday, March 8, 2013
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 

Room 113, Sever Hall, Harvard Yard (map)
This event will occur, despite the snowstorm!
Free and open to the public

Sponsored by the Center for the Study of World Religions, Dharma: Harvard’s Hindu Student Association, and the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society

Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) was a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna and a founder of the Ramakrishna Mission and Vedanta Society. He was also one of the first Hindu swamis to become well-known in the West. He represented Hinduism at the 1893 “Parliament of Religions” held in Chicago, the first great international gathering of religious leaders. Since then he has been a symbol of the interfaith movement, inspiring many by his example and his many lectures on the meaning of religion in a pluralistic world. The focus of this panel will be reflection on his significance for India and the West 150 years after his birth, particularly his legacy with respect to today’s interfaith movement.

Pre-event: Please join us at 5:00 p.m. for a live music prelude and a slideshow of photos of Swami Vivekananda

A reception immediately following the event will be held in the Buttrick Room in the basement of Memorial Church, Harvard Yard