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PM Modi inaugurated the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Smaraka) at Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru, Karnataka, on 1 August 2026, marking the Ashrama's completion of 100 years.
The centre honours the historic support that Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, the then Maharaja of Mysuru, gave to a young, then-unknown Swami Vivekananda around 1893, before his celebrated address at Chicago's World's Parliament of Religions.
The PM linked the centre's youth mission to India's education expansion (650+ new universities, ~1,40,000 MBBS seats added in 12 years) and cited Kannada litterateur Kuvempu's historic ties to the Ashrama.
Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, then Maharaja of Mysuru, supports the young, largely unknown Swami Vivekananda's journey
Swami Vivekananda delivers his celebrated address at the World's Parliament of Religions, Chicago
Swami Vivekananda founds the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission
PM Modi inaugurates the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Smaraka) in Mysuru
Ruling family of Mysuru since 1399 (founded by Yaduraya Wadiyar); traditional patrons of Goddess Chamundeshwari, their family deity enshrined atop Chamundi Hill
Renowned Kannada poet with historic ties to Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru, referenced in the PM's address
Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, near Howrah, West Bengal, which the PM had visited three months before this event
Monastic and philanthropic organisation founded by Swami Vivekananda, engaged in education, medical relief and disaster response, guided by the philosophy of service as worship ('Shiva jnane jiva seva')
GS Paper 1 > Modern Indian History > Socio-Religious Reform Movements
Recurring theme — Vivekananda-related anniversaries and inaugurations appear periodically in PIB coverage
An 1893 Chicago gathering where Swami Vivekananda delivered his famous 'Sisters and Brothers of America' address, introducing Hindu philosophy to the West