Prime Minister to address 125th Anniversary celebrations of Prabuddha Bharata this afternoon

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 125th Anniversary celebrations of Prabuddha Bharata at 3.15 PM today. The event is being organized by Advaita Ashrama situated at Mayavati, Uttrakhand.

Prabuddha Bharata, a monthly journal of the Ramakrishna order started by Swami Vivekananda in 1896. The journal ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ has been an important medium for spreading the message of India’s ancient spiritual wisdom.

Its publication was started from Chennai where it continued to be published for two years after which it was published from Almora. Later, in April 1899, the place of publication of the Journal was shifted to Advaita Ashrama and it has been continuously published from there since then.

Some of the greatest personalities have left their imprint on the pages of ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ through their writings on Indian culture, spirituality, philosophy, history, psychology, art and other social issues.

Luminaries like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sister Nivedita, Sri Aurobindo, Former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan have contributed to the Journal over the years. The Advaita Ashrama is working towards making the entire ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ archive available online on its website.