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Ghosh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Year</th><td class="infobox-data">1966<sup id="cite_ref-Year_clarification_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Year_clarification-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (old marble statue)<br />2005 (bronze statue)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Statue</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Medium</th><td class="infobox-data category">Marble (old statue)<br />Bronze (new statue)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data">Golpark, Kolkata</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Statue_of_Swami_Vivekananda&params=22.5163_N_88.3662_E_type:landmark"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">22°30′59″N</span> <span class="longitude">88°21′58″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">22.5163°N 88.3662°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">22.5163; 88.3662</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kolkata Municipal Corporation">Kolkata Municipal Corporation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission" title="Ramakrishna Mission">Ramakrishna Mission</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><i>Swami Vivekananda</i> statue</b> is a bronze statue of the <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> Indian monk <a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</a> (1863–1902), located in Golpark neighbourhood in the Indian city of <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>. The original statue, made of <a href="/wiki/Marble" title="Marble">marble</a> and unveiled in 1966,<sup id="cite_ref-Year_clarification_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Year_clarification-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was the oldest statue of Swami Vivekananda in the city. The old statue was replaced by a new, taller one in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-ABP_2006_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABP_2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Swami_Vivekananda&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Old_marble_statue">Old marble statue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Swami_Vivekananda&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Old marble statue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original statue of Swami Vivekananda at Golpark was seven feet tall and made of marble. It was installed in 1966,<sup id="cite_ref-Year_clarification_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Year_clarification-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sixty-four years after Vivekananda's death. In 2005, it was moved to the Mission's Golpark campus to make room for a new, larger statue.<sup id="cite_ref-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bronze_statue">Bronze statue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Swami_Vivekananda&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bronze statue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture decided to replace the old marble statue with a taller bronze one. Swami Gahanananda, the president of the institute, said in May 2005 that the old statue did not fit well with the urban development of Golpark and South Kolkata area—it was "dwarfed" by the new <a href="/wiki/Tower_block" title="Tower block">high-rises</a>—and that many devotees of Ramakrishna and Vivekananda requested that the institute replace it.<sup id="cite_ref-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The bronze statue of Swami Vivekananda is twelve feet high and is mounted on an eight-foot-tall cement pedestal. The statue was made by Anit Ghosh of the <a href="/wiki/Government_College_of_Art_%26_Craft" title="Government College of Art & Craft">Government College of Art & Craft</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kolkata Municipal Corporation">Kolkata Municipal Corporation</a> provided <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1.2 million</span> (US$14,000) rupees for the work.<sup id="cite_ref-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subrata Mukherjee, who was the Mayor of Kolkata at that time, said that the city agreed to the financial contribution after being "shown a few letters from devotees suggesting the installation of a giant statue of Swamiji at Gol Park in place of the old one."<sup id="cite_ref-ABP_2006_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABP_2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He added, "This is a necessity, in the light of overall development of the Gol Park area."<sup id="cite_ref-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swami_grows_in_stature_Telegraph-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="After_installation">After installation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Swami_Vivekananda&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: After installation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture was given the responsibility for carrying out maintenance of the park and adjacent area at Golpark by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 2006. A major two-month renovation of the park was undertaken in 2010, using funds provided by the Times Foundation; improvements included new lighting for the statue.<sup id="cite_ref-Golpark_gets_coat_of_greenery_and_glitter_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Golpark_gets_coat_of_greenery_and_glitter-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Swami_Vivekananda&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Golpark is a landmark in South Kolkata. It is a circle-shaped fenced park, which is surrounded by a traffic roundabout. The statue is located at the middle of the park. The <a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission_Institute_of_Culture" title="Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture">Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture</a>, a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission" title="Ramakrishna Mission">Ramakrishna Mission</a> which was established by Swami Vivekananda, is located across the street.<sup id="cite_ref-ABP_2006_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABP_2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Swami_Vivekananda&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Subhas_Chandra_Bose_statue_(Shyambazar,_Kolkata)" title="Subhas Chandra Bose statue (Shyambazar, Kolkata)"><i>Subhas Chandra Bose</i> statue (Shyambazar, Kolkata)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Swami_Vivekananda&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Swami_Vivekananda&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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href="#cite_ref-Year_clarification_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">According to an article published in <i>The Times of India</i>, the statue was installed in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-Golpark_gets_coat_of_greenery_and_glitter_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Golpark_gets_coat_of_greenery_and_glitter-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Swami_Vivekananda&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li 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href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda%27s_prayer_to_Kali_at_Dakshineswar" title="Swami Vivekananda's prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar">Prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baranagar_Math" title="Baranagar Math">Baranagar Math</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda%27s_travels_in_India_(1888%E2%80%931893)" title="Swami Vivekananda's travels in India (1888–1893)">Swami Vivekananda's travels in India (1888–1893)</a></li> <li>Teachers <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna" title="Ramakrishna">Ramakrishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarada_Devi" title="Sarada Devi">Sarada Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relationship_between_Ramakrishna_and_Swami_Vivekananda" title="Relationship between Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda">Relationship with Ramakrishna</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_at_the_Parliament_of_the_World%27s_Religions_(1893)" class="mw-redirect" title="Swami Vivekananda at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893)">at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_in_California" title="Swami Vivekananda in California">in California</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Swami_Vivekananda_1893_Scanned_Image.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Swami_Vivekananda_1893_Scanned_Image.jpg/100px-Swami_Vivekananda_1893_Scanned_Image.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Swami_Vivekananda_1893_Scanned_Image.jpg/150px-Swami_Vivekananda_1893_Scanned_Image.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Swami_Vivekananda_1893_Scanned_Image.jpg/200px-Swami_Vivekananda_1893_Scanned_Image.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1312" data-file-height="1910" 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legacy of Vivekananda">Influence and legacy of Vivekananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neo-Vedanta" title="Neo-Vedanta">Neo-Vedanta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_Swami_Vivekananda" title="Bibliography of Swami Vivekananda">Bibliography</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sangeet_Kalpataru" title="Sangeet Kalpataru">Sangeet Kalpataru</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bartaman_Bharat" title="Bartaman Bharat">Bartaman Bharat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Complete_Works_of_Swami_Vivekananda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (page does not exist)">The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inspired_Talks" title="Inspired Talks">Inspired Talks</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jnana_Yoga_(book)" title="Jnana Yoga (book)">Jnana Yoga</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Karma_Yoga_(book)" title="Karma Yoga (book)">Karma Yoga</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lectures_from_Colombo_to_Almora" title="Lectures from Colombo to Almora">Lectures from Colombo to Almora</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Master_(book)" title="My Master (book)">My Master</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Raja_Yoga_(book)" title="Raja Yoga (book)">Raja Yoga</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_East_and_the_West" title="The East and the West">The East and the West</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Poems/songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kali_the_Mother_(poem)" title="Kali the Mother (poem)">"Kali the Mother"</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Khandana_Bhava%E2%80%93Bandhana" title="Khandana Bhava–Bandhana">Khandana Bhava–Bandhana</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Play_is_Done" title="My Play is Done">My Play is Done</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hymn_of_Samadhi" title="The Hymn of Samadhi">The Hymn of Samadhi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Sannyasin" title="The Song of the Sannyasin">The Song of the Sannyasin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_the_Fourth_of_July" title="To the Fourth of July">To the Fourth of July</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nachuk_Tahate_Shyama" title="Nachuk Tahate Shyama">Nachuk Tahate Shyama</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Lectures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Buddhism,_the_Fulfilment_of_Hinduism" title="Buddhism, the Fulfilment of Hinduism">Buddhism, the Fulfilment of Hinduism</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Christ,_the_Messenger" title="Christ, the Messenger">Christ, the Messenger</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Religion_not_the_crying_need_of_India" title="Religion not the crying need of India">Religion not the crying need of India</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vedanta_Philosophy:_An_address_before_the_Graduate_Philosophical_Society" title="Vedanta Philosophy: An address before the Graduate Philosophical Society">Vedanta Philosophy</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arise,_awake,_and_stop_not_till_the_goal_is_reached" title="Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached">Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atmano_mokshartham_jagat_hitaya_cha" title="Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha">Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bahujana_sukhaya_bahujana_hitaya_cha" title="Bahujana sukhaya bahujana hitaya cha">Bahujana sukhaya bahujana hitaya cha</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Foundations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advaita_Ashrama" title="Advaita Ashrama">Advaita Ashrama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belur_Math" title="Belur Math">Belur Math</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Math" title="Ramakrishna Math">Ramakrishna Math</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Math,_Mangaluru" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru">Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission" title="Ramakrishna Mission">Ramakrishna Mission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udbodhan" title="Udbodhan">Udbodhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vedanta_Society" title="Vedanta Society">Vedanta Society</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vedanta_Society_of_New_York" title="Vedanta Society of New York">New York</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Disciples<br />and friends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Monastic disciples</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shuddhananda" title="Shuddhananda">Shuddhananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Virajananda" title="Swami Virajananda">Virajananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swarupananda" title="Swarupananda">Swarupananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Paramananda" title="Swami Paramananda">Paramananda</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Other disciples<br />and friends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ajit_Singh_of_Khetri" title="Ajit Singh of Khetri">Ajit Singh of Khetri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alasinga_Perumal" title="Alasinga Perumal">Alasinga Perumal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Calv%C3%A9" title="Emma Calvé">Emma Calvé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Goodwin" title="J. J. Goodwin">J. J. Goodwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Wright" title="John Henry Wright">John Henry Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josephine_MacLeod" title="Josephine MacLeod">Josephine MacLeod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sara_Chapman_Bull" title="Sara Chapman Bull">Sara Chapman Bull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sister_Christine" title="Sister Christine">Sister Christine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sister_Nivedita" title="Sister Nivedita">Sister Nivedita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhayananda" title="Abhayananda">Abhayananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Hastie" title="William Hastie">William Hastie</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Memorials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Rock_Memorial" title="Vivekananda Rock Memorial">Vivekananda Rock Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Youth_Day_(India)" title="National Youth Day (India)">National Youth Day (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_Airport" title="Swami Vivekananda Airport">Swami Vivekananda Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_Road_metro_station" title="Swami Vivekananda Road metro station">Swami Vivekananda Road metro station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBD_Belapur" title="CBD Belapur">Swami Vivekanand Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekanandar_Illam" title="Vivekanandar Illam">Vivekanandar Illam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Setu" title="Vivekananda Setu">Vivekananda Setu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_statue" class="mw-redirect" title="Swami Vivekananda statue"><i>Swami Vivekananda</i> statue (Golpark, Kolkata)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/150th_birth_anniversary_of_Swami_Vivekananda" title="150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda">150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_Youth_Employment_Week" title="Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week">Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivek_Express" title="Vivek Express">Vivek Express</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Depictions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_(1955_film)" title="Swami Vivekananda (1955 film)">Swami Vivekananda</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bireswar_Vivekananda" title="Bireswar Vivekananda">Bireswar Vivekananda</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda_(1998_film)" title="Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)">Swami Vivekananda</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Swamiji_(film)" title="Swamiji (film)">Swamiji</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Light:_Swami_Vivekananda" title="The Light: Swami Vivekananda">The Light: Swami Vivekananda</a></i> (2013)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Dramas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Biley_(drama)" title="Biley (drama)">Biley</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bireswar_(drama)" title="Bireswar (drama)">Bireswar</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Namesake<br />educational<br />institutions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Degree_College,_Kukatpally" title="Vivekananda Degree College, Kukatpally">Vivekananda Degree College, Kukatpally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Degree_College,_Puttur" title="Vivekananda Degree College, Puttur">Vivekananda Degree College, Puttur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Global_University" title="Vivekananda Global University">Vivekananda Global University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Institution" title="Vivekananda Institution">Vivekananda Institution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Kendra_Vidyalaya" title="Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya">Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Vidya_Mandir" title="Vivekananda Vidya Mandir">Vivekananda Vidya Mandir</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Books about</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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