HISTORICAL FACTS: Swami vivekananda | History Defined

Shruti and Smriti: Why One Is Eternal and the Other Can Change

Every argument about which Hindu practice must be preserved and which may be reformed eventually arrives at the same question: who decided this rule, and by what authority? The tradition itself built the answer into its own architecture, through a distinction that is more than scholarly, it is structural. Shruti…

Times Life · Oct 29

Anthropic invited Hindu monk to teach Claude right from wrong; company turns to Vedanta to explore consciousness and whether AI can ever have a sense of self

Anthropic flew Hindu monk Swami Sarvapriyananda to its San Francisco office as part of a wider effort to shape Claude's moral character through its constitution, bringing in religious and philosophical thinkers from multiple traditions to explore ethics, consciousness and whether AI could ever be owed moral consideration.

The Economic Times · Oct 3

5 Jamsetji Tata Decisions That Prove Real Leadership Builds Beyond a Single Lifetime

The Man Who Planted Trees He Would Never Sit UnderChanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that a king's greatness is measured not by what he holds but by what he leaves standing. Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, born in 1839 in Navsari, Gujarat, seems to have operated on exactly that logic, except he…

Times Life · Sep 27

Kangana Ranaut backs Vande Mataram, counters Sharmila Tagore's concerns over religious references

Kangana Ranaut defended the national song Vande Mataram after Sharmila Tagore raised concerns. Tagore felt some verses were difficult for monotheistic followers to accept. Ranaut countered that poetry uses metaphors and artistic license for effect. She argued Shakti references represent strength and empowerment, not just religion. The debate highlights Vande…

The Economic Times · Aug 21

Why The Most Shocking Idea About Religion Came From Vivekananda?

The Room That Heard Without Listening On 11 September 1893, Swami Vivekananda stood before the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago and opened with seven words: "Sisters and brothers of America." The hall erupted. Two minutes of applause for a greeting. What followed, the actual argument, received polite appreciation…

Times Life · Jul 13

What Happened When Ramakrishna Followed Every Religion?

The Man Who Ran the Experiment Between roughly 1861 and 1874, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa did something no theologian had proposed and no institution had sanctioned. He practiced, in sequence and with full commitment, the sadhana of traditions that were supposed to be mutually exclusive. He spent months in Tantric discipline under…

Times Life · Jul 13

The Gayatri Mantra Is Not a Prayer: What the Word Dhee Reveals About Consciousness

What the classroom version left outYou learned it phonetically. A teacher or a grandparent moved their lips and you moved yours, syllable by syllable, until the sound lived in your body without the meaning living anywhere near it. The Gayatri mantra from Rigveda 3.62.10 is one of the most recited…

Times Life · Jul 10

Indian-origin spiritual leaders, thinkers' left lasting impact in US, says diaspora body

A diaspora group talks how Indian thinkers and spiritual leaders have influenced American culture. Starting with Swami Vivekananda’s message of acceptance in 1893, to B.K.S. Iyengar’s pivotal yoga movement, their impact stretches across spirituality, health, and advocacy for social justice. Icons like Paramahansa Yogananda and B.R. Ambedkar profoundly shaped communities…

The Economic Times · Jul 5

The Vivek Express From Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari: India's Longest Train Journey Nobody Takes

Train Number 15906, and What It Actually DoesThe Vivek Express departs Dibrugarh every Friday evening and arrives at Kanyakumari roughly 82 hours and 30 minutes later, having crossed 4,286 kilometres of the subcontinent's spine. It stops at more than eighty stations. It passes through Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh,…

Times Life · Jul 5

Best quote of the day by Swami Vivekanand on his death anniversary, 4th July: 'You have to grow from inside out. None can teach you..." Inspiring life lesson that no coach or course can teach you

Best Quote of the Day Today on the Fourth of July: Swami Vivekananda's timeless wisdom challenges today's wellness industry, emphasizing that true personal growth originates from within. He asserted that no external teacher or course can bestow spirituality; the ultimate guide is one's own soul. This profound message resonates particularly…

The Economic Times · Jul 4