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Swami Vivekananda (other) , a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India
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Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was a chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Swami Vivekananda or Vivekanda may also refer to: * ''Swami Vivekananda'' (1955 film) * ''Swami Vivekananda'' (1998 film) *Swami Vivekananda Airport * Swami Vivekananda Bridge or Ellis Bridge * Swami Vivekananda Institute of Technology *Swami Vivekanand Road (Mumbai) * Swami Vivekananda Road metro station, Bangalore *Vivekananda Setu Vivekananda Setu (also called Willingdon Bridge and Bally Bridge) is a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It links the city of Howrah, at Bally, to Kolkata, at Dakshineswar. Completed on 1931, it is a multispan truss bridge a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world; and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, and bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion. Vivekananda became a popular figure after the 1893 Parliament of Religions in Chicago, where he began his famous speech with the words, "Sisters and brothers of America...," before introducing Hinduism to Americans. He was so impactful at the Parliament that an American newspaper described him as, “an orator by divine right and undoubtedly the greatest figure at the Parliament”. After great success at the Parliament, in the subsequent years, Vivekananda delivered hundreds of lectures across the United States, England and Europe, disseminating the core tenets of Hindu phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Vivekananda (1955 Film)
''Swami Vivekananda'' is a 1955 Hindi language Indian feature film produced and directed by Amar Mullick, starring Ajit Prakash, Bharati Devi, Anubha Gupta Manoranjan Bhattachary etc. The film was based on the biography of Indian Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda. The film is considered a "faithful and memorable documentation feature" on Vivekananda. Plot The eventful life of ''Swami Vivekananda'', his teachings, thoughts, contribution towards society and his relation with his teacher '' Ramakrishna Paramahamsa'' are shown in this film. The film has captured different events from his life starting from his childhood days to his college days, meeting with his master Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar, relationship with Ramakrishna, austerities undertaken by him and other monastic disciples of Ramakrishna, etc. Cast The film, directed by Amar Mullick has the following main cast. * Ajit Prakash * Bharati Devi * Anubha Gupta * Manoranjan Bhattacharya Production The film was produced by Ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Vivekananda (1998 Film)
''Swami Vivekananda'' is a 1998 Indian biographical film directed by G. V. Iyer and produced by T. Subbarami Reddy. It took Iyer 11 years to finish the research work required for the film and to write the screenplay. The film starred Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Swami Vivekananda, the 19th-century Hindu monk, and Mithun Chakraborty as Ramakrishna, his guru. Even though the film was completed, ready to release in 1994 and was considered for 1995 national awards, the film got released on 12 June 1998. The film was premiered on India's public service broadcaster ''Doordarshan'' on 15 August 1998, the country's Independence Day. The film received mainly negative reviews from critics. Mithun Chakraborty's acting in this film was widely appreciated, and he won his third National Film Award. Plot The film mainly captures the events of Vivekananda's life from his birth to 1897, when he returned to India from the West. The film begins with the birth of Narendranath Datta (pre-mona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Vivekananda Airport
Swami Vivekananda International Airport (referred as VARP until February 2018), formerly known as Mana Airport, is a major airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the busiest airport in Central India and the busiest in Chhattisgarh. The airport is located at Mana between Raipur at a distance of and from Naya Raipur. It is the Busiest airports in India by total passenger traffic, 26th busiest airport in India by passenger traffic. On 24 January 2012, the airport was renamed after Swami Vivekananda, as a tribute to the popular saint who spent a major part of his life in Raipur. Airfield Swami Vivekananda Airport has a single runway—Runway 06/24—measuring in length and in width. The runway has been extended to . but it is not yet operationalised due to non-availability of land for Construction of perimeter Boundary wall alongside patrolling road inside airport area, unless Chhattisgarh Government handover the 24 acre land required for construction of peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Vivekananda Bridge
The Ellis Bridge is a century-old bridge in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It bridges the western and eastern parts of the city across the Sabarmati river. This bowstring arch truss bridge was the first bridge in Ahmedabad, constructed in 1892. Concrete wings were added on either side in 1997 and it was renamed the Swami Vivekananda Bridge. History The original wooden bridge was constructed by British engineers in 1870–1871 at a cost of £54,920 (Rs. 5,49,200). Except for two spans on banks, it was destroyed by floods in 1875. A steel bridge was built in 1892 by engineer Himmatlal Dhirajram Bhachech and named after Sir Barrow Helbert Ellis, the commissioner of the North Zone. The steel was imported from Birmingham. Himmatlal built it at a cost of Rs 407,000 which was lower than the budget of Rs 500,000. The government grew suspicious and thought that low quality materials were used by Himmatlal. An inquiry committee was set up and found that the construction was of superior qualit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Vivekananda Institute Of Technology
Swami Vivekanada Institute of Technology (SVIT) is an engineering college in the premises of Mahbub College High School grounds in Patny Centre, Secunderabad of Hyderabad District. History SVIT is located in the premises of Mahboob College, which has a historical significance. This institute was founded in 1862 by Somasundaram Mudaliar, as a first public school for primary education and witnessed turn of two centuries. In 1893, Swami Vivekananda addressed a large gathering on the site of the present-day school. Started as a primary school, Mahboob College now also offers graduate and post graduate education in professional streams. The engineering division of SVIT was established on 12 April 2004, which has later expanded to offer post graduate degree. The institution is named after Swami Vivekananda. Academics Swami Vivekananda Institute of Technology is affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad, approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and recognized by Government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Vivekanand Road (Mumbai)
Swami Vivekanand Road, shortened to S.V. Road, is a major arterial road in the western suburbs of the city of Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-m ..., India. Swami Vivekanand Road was earlier known as Ghodbunder Road because of being only road parallel to the coast. One can easily find the name , Ghodbunder Road still being used in the electoral roll. References {{coord missing, Maharashtra Roads in Mumbai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Vivekananda Road Metro Station
Swami Vivekananda Road, commonly referred to by the abbreviation SV Road, is a station on the Purple Line of the Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. Station layout Entry/Exits See also * Swami Vivekananda *List of Namma Metro stations *Transport in Karnataka * List of metro systems * List of rapid transit systems in India *Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation - (BMTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian city of Bengaluru. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region. Histor ... References External links Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site) ''UrbanRail.Net''– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations. Namma Metro stations Railway stations in India opened in 2011 2011 establishments in Karnataka Railway stations in Bangalore {{Karnataka-railstation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
