Talk:Parliament of the World's Religions

There is a small entry under World Parliament of Religions which this article is meant to supplement or replace.

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• This article is obviously aimed at propagating the achievements of Swami Vivekananda at the World Parliament of Religions in 1893. The rest of the material has just been shoved in carelessly. It would be proper to name this article Swami Vivekananda at the World Parliament of Religions. If a proper article on the World Parliament of Religions is to be developed by the authors, Swami Vivekananda will merely occupy a small part of it. -- Seejee 05:32, 6 November 2006 (UTC).

Indeed. The great chunk of Vivekananda text is presented as a manifesto. 19:13, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

• • There has hardly been any change over the last three months. Isn't it enough time to take action on my POV tag? How much more time is required? Are all the admins sleeping? If nothing is going to be done, someone may please enlighten me about the rules in Wikipedia. -- Seejee 11:34, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

• Why does the article say that Jains were not represented, yet the article on Virachand Gandhi claims that he represented Jains?

• • This is the second time Bharatveer has removed the POV title merely saying that it is unnecessary. Nothing much has been added since I first placed the POV tag. It is merely propaganda for Swami Vivekananda. I don't mind the propaganda but then it should be properly labelled. You cannot mark it as the Parliament of World Religions, without mentioning the numerous others speakers who spoke at the Parliament and was appreaciated more than Swami Vivekananda was. What about the Christian missionaries who damned the devdasis in Hindu temples? You just can't hide all that and talk merely of Swami Vivekananda. This is not a propaganda forum. All facts must be properly placed. Can someone please put up what the Christian missionaries spoke about Hinduism and Swami Vivekananda's response to that? -- Seejee 14:48, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Some more information

Here [1]

Austerlitz -- 88.72.2.161 11:03, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Swami Vivekananda 1953 at Rishikesh Parliament of the World's Religions is not mentioned, why not?

Austerlitz -- 88.72.2.161 12:22, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

By the way, are there two of them (of Swamiji Vivekananda, I mean)?

88.72.2.161 12:27, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, the guy in question 1953 is named Swami Sivananda (there are three of them with similar names, as it seems to me [2]) and not Vivekananda, as I have written erronously. 88.72.2.161 13:14, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Paul Brunton has mentioned another one in 1938, saying that: Do not label yourself. If you say Hinduism, opponents will rise up and say Christianity. If you say Vedanta philosophy, they will oppose it with Western philosophy. Vivekananda's Vedanta was welcome and triumphant at the Chicago's World Fair of 1893. But at New York's World Fair in 1938, no exhibit or lecture by the Vedanta or Hindu Faith (or indeed any non-Christian and non-Judaic faith) was allowed. Thus the Ramakrishna Mission being labeled as a sect aroused suspicion and enmity. Therefore, form no cult, tie no label. Be forewarned and thus forearmed.

taken from wisdomsgoldenrod.org/publications/cahn/PBThesisPt1.doc

Austerlitz -- 88.72.2.161 12:27, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Please note

The World's Columbian Exposition is also called The Chicago World's Fair = 1893 Chicago World's Fair

quite confusing, is it not?

Austerlitz -- 88.72.2.161 12:35, 24 March 2007 (UTC)