Chandigarh, October 31
Vivekananda Express, the special exhibition train showcasing the life and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda, arrived at the railway station this morning. The train was launched in January this year by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on the eve of the 150th birth centenary of Swami Vivekananda.
Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh Palli, Special Secretary (Finance) CS Talwar and Ramakrishna Mission general secretary Swami Anant Atmananda were among those who inaugurated the four-day exhibition in the five-boggie train near platform 1. An exhibition-cum-sale of books was being organised near the train.
“The train was launched by the Railways at Howrah with a view to disseminate Swami Vivekananda’s legacy among the younger generation. His signatures and some of his sayings are also on display,” said a senior Northern Railway official.
The exhibition threw light on the life and achievements of Swami Vivekananda. It had six coaches, in which photographs, write-ups and other exhibits were on display. Two other coaches contained rare photographs and archival material.
Black-and-white images of Swami Vivekananda’s brothers, Mahendranath Dutta and Bhupendranath Dutta, his ancestral house, the grand reception hosted for him at Calcutta in 1897 and disciples of Ramakrishna Paramhansa soon after his demise were among those on display.
The official added, “The train has arrived from Ambala and will remain at the local railway station till November 3. Then it will move to Kalka for four days, before leaving for Patiala on November 7. The train will also go to Ludhiana, Amritsar and Jammu before ending its year-long journey at Varanasi in January next.”
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