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Vivek ‘Bunty’ Sahu (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋɪʋeːk kʊmaːɾ saːɦuː]) is an Indian politician from Chindwara, Madhya Pradesh. He was elected as a Member of Parliament from Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency .
In his speech, Vivekananda sought to explain the root of disagreements between people, sects, and religions. He narrated a story of a frog, popularly known as the Koop Mandook (the frog in the well). In the story, a frog lived in a well where it was born and raised. The frog believed that its well was the largest body of water in the world.
1940: Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat, a phrase used by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1897 but popularized by Winston Churchill in the first of three inspirational radio addresses during the opening months of World War II. 1940: We Shall Fight on the Beaches, from the second radio talk by Winston Churchill, promising to never surrender.
A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold is 2011 autobiography of Indian 2008 Summer Olympics Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra.He won the medal in the 10-metre air rifle category, which made him India's first ever individual gold medalist; this victory came after he received the seventh rank at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Gaur Gopal Das (IAST: Gaura-Gopāla dāsa; born 24 December 1973) is an Indian Internet celebrity, monk, motivational speaker and former electrical engineer. He is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). [1]
The final episode of the 1984 series The Jewel in the Crown contains extracts of the speech.; The speech is referenced in the 1998 Hindi film Earth directed by Deepa Mehta.The film portrays the main characters listening to the speech over the radio, against the backdrop of the Hindu-Muslim riots following the Partition of India.
Barack Obama, the former President of the United States, quoted Vivekananda's words in his speech delivered in India in November 2010. Jayalalitha, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu said that Vivekananda inspired her to enter politics. Vivekananda's birthday, on 12 January, is celebrated as the National Youth Day in India.
It is a regionalised form of Vivek, meaning something to the effect of pity, heartfelt feeling, in Sanskrit. Notable people with this name include the following: Bibek Bhowmik, Indian footballer; Bibek Debroy (born 1955), Indian economist and author; Bibek Diyali (born 1989), Indian cricketer; Bibek Maitra (1965–2006), Indian political appointee