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Shruti Gupta

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Sep 11

Swami Vivekananda

What's special about his Chicago speech?

- Not just introduction of Hinduism to western world, but he became so influential, people wanted to hear more from him that he gave many speeches after that

- In one of his speeches, he openly criticized Christianity.

- On 20th September, 1893, he gave his 4th speech, he was not scheduled to speak that day but audience saw Vivekananda in the gallery and asked him to deliver a lecture, as one of the speaker was absent.

- He said:

"Christians must always be ready for good criticism, & I hardly think that you will mind if I make a little criticism.

You Christians,who are so fond of sending out missionaries to save soul of the heathen - why do you not try to save their bodies from starvation?

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Shruti Gupta

@shrutisggupta

Sep 11

Swami Vivekananda on September 11, 1893, at the first World’s Parliament of Religions, introduced Hinduism to America.

Presenting you a part of his speech:

Sisters and Brothers of America,

It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and

cordial welcome which you have given us.

I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world,
I thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects.

I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true.

I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of

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Shruti Gupta

@shrutisggupta

Aug 26

Guess this place?

(Hint- It's in Gujarat)

RANI-KI-VAV, Patan, Gujarat

1. It is one of the most magnificent stepwells not only in Gujarat but in the whole world.

2. Patan, a town (known as Anahillapura in mediaeval times) is situated on the banks of Saraswati river.

3. This temple-well was constructed as a memorial

by Queen Udayamati for her husband Bhimadeva I of the Chaulukya (Solanki) Dynasty of Gujarat, in the late 11th century.

4. This city is also famous for Sahasralinga talav (water tank adorned with 1000 shiva lingas).

(In pic below - Sahasralinga talav)

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Shruti Gupta

@shrutisggupta

Aug 24

Shivaram Hari Rajguru

On the day of death - 23 March 1931:
1. Mehta (lawyer of Bhagat Singh) on meeting with Rajguru was taken aback by his relaxed & carefree attitude,even in the face of imminent death.

2. Everybody felt that Rajguru was nervous at the sight of imminent death.

3. Shiv Verma (one of his colleagues) asked him whether he was scared of death to which Rajguru said that “I am, like you, proud of what I have accomplished. I have come to realize this truth only after challenging death. If we are able to show even a glimpse.....

#Rajguru

...of the freedom to our fellow nationals by sacrificing our lives, they would be able to walk on that path by themselves. This death, then, would be blessing for us.”

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Shruti Gupta

@shrutisggupta

Aug 18

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

A big question: What made Britishers leave India in 1947?

- In the meeting between british MPs and Sir Clement Attlee in Feb 1946,
The british MP said:

"There are two alternative ways of meeting this common desire

a) that we should arrange to get out
b) that we should wait to be driven out,
In regard to (b) the loyalty of Indian Army is open to question; the INA have become National heroes..."

- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in an interview to BBC in 1955 said:

"I don't know how Mr Attlee suddenly agreed to give India Independence...
The national army that was raised by Subhas Chandra Bose...
The british had been ruling the country in the firm belief that whatever may happen

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Shruti Gupta

@shrutisggupta

Aug 5

The journey of Ram Mandir (A Struggle of 493 years and a legal battle of 134 yrs)

- It all started when mughals invaded India in 15-16th century.

- Till 11-12th, under Gahadavalas Dynasty, Ayodhya was believed to be an important pilgrimage site.

#Rammandir #ayodha

- In 1526-1528, Babur the first mughal emperor ordered Mir baqi to construct Babri Masjid at the birth spot of Shri Ram.

- However, in the babur's mughal documents there were no mention of babri masjid.

- It was claimed that in 1528, Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur constructed

BM on the site.

- However, there was no such evidences which established that BM was built in 1528.

- Infact, many people who visited India after 1528 never mentioned the existence of BM.

- In 1602, Abul Fazi who wrote Akbarnama described birthday festival in Ayodha and

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