1st Upendranath Bandopadhyay Memorial Lecture 2024

Events

1st Upendranath Bandopadhyay Memorial Lecture 2024 was delivered by Swami Suviranandaji Maharaj, General Secretary, Ramakrishna Math & Mission on : “Swami Vivekananda and the Struggle for India’s Freedom”. Setting the theme, I spoke on Upendranath Bandyopadhyay’s memoirs in Cellular Jail, of his political life dedicated to India’s freedom, of the social-political canvas of his times and of his contemporaries, spoke of the significance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s call of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav & #AmritKaal. Held in the packed auditorium of Vivekananda Sabhagriha, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandir, Belur Math, the programme was a sacred occasion to remember forgotten revolutionaries to offer them homage and tribute. #ViksitBharat

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We were delighted to host at SPMRF a batch of bright, sharp and well-informed group

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Rishi Rajnarayan Basu (1826-1899), Sri Aurobindo’s maternal grandfather,

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For our generation – Shri Ashok Singhal Ji’s presence and energy was galvanic.

For our generation – Shri Ashok Singhal Ji’s presence and energy was galvanic. Too young to participate in the Ram Mandir Andolan physically, it was Shri Ashok Singhal Ji’s towering personality, his whirlwind tours, his inspiring articulation and fearless stance, that created a deep impression on us and made us …