Saturday, November 23, 2024
Advertisement
  1. You Are At:
  2. News
  3. Politics
  4. National
  5. Swami Vivekananda “ Prime Minister Narendra Modi's source of inspiration

Swami Vivekananda “ Prime Minister Narendra Modi's source of inspiration

It's no secret that Swami Vivekananda is perhaps the biggest source of inspiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In most of his interviews, you can see the statue of Swami Vivekananda placed somewhere in the

Raj Singh Updated on: January 12, 2015 13:16 IST

Narendra Modi and Swami Vivekanand

For RSS, Swami Vivekananda is obviously the embodiment of whatever it stands for in terms of cultural nationalism.

In his book “Jyotipunj”, Narendra Modi has mentioned Swami Vikananda as one of the great men of history whose qualities are noticeable.

What is the common chord that binds Swami Vivekananda and Narendra Modi together?  A closer look at the lives of Swami Vivekananda and Narendra Modi shows that one thing that is common to both is their common belief in Indian nationalism.  

Swami Vivekananda was a true nationalist who inspired the people of India to believe in their abilities and reminded them that they belong to a culture that showed the way to the rest of the world in the past and was known as ‘Jagadguru (Teacher of the world)' in terms of knowledge.

Advertisement

Read all the Breaking News Live on indiatvnews.com and Get Latest English News & Updates from Politics and National Section

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement